The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-05-21


JAMES WHITCOMB,
Commissioner fthe General Land Office.
april 23--wtds
BY THE PRESIDENT or THE U. STATES
T N pursuance Of law, I, MARTIN VAN BuRES Pre-
sident Of the United States Of America, do hereby
declare and make known, that public sales will he
held at the aforementioned Land Offices in the State
Of Illinois at the periods hereinafter designated "a
wit:
AT the Land Office at CHICAGO, commencing on
Monday the ninth day OF August next, for the dis
posai Of the public lands within the limits Of the
aforementioned townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and east Of the third principal
meridian.
Township thirty Eight, Of range six.
Township thirty eight, of range seven.
Townships thirty eight thirty nine, and forty
cep the east half of the southeast quarter the east
half and northwest quarter Of the northeast quarter
and the north half of the northwest quarter in section
three, in township thirty nine of range eight
Township forty five and township forty six, border
ing on the Wisconsin Territory of range ten.
Township forty-four and forty-fve, and township
forty six, bordering the Wisconsin Territory OF
| range eleven.
Sections one to six inclusive. in township forty.
fractional township ortyonc Except the north hall
of section seven the northeast quarter of section ten
in township forty three and fractional townships forty
four, forty five, and forty-six, bordering on Lake
Michigan, Of range twelve.
mencing on Monday, the sixteenth of August next,
for the disposal OF the public lands within the limits
Of the aforementioned townships, TO wit;
North Of the base line and east Of the fourth principal
meridian.
Fractional townships twenty-six and twenty seven
border ing the Mississippi river and fractional town
ship twenty eight, except sections seventeen, twenty
and twenty-one, of range one.
Fractional townships twenty-five and twenty six,
bordering on the Mississippi river, Of range two.
&C.
bordering the mississippi river, Of range three.
Townships twenty and twenty-one, of range six.
Townships tweniy-one and twenty-five, Of range
seven
twenty four twenty FIVE twenty six, and twenty
ven, of range eight.
Townships twenty-five, twenty-three, twenty four,
twenty five, twenty six, and twenty of range
nine.
Townships twenty-five, twenty three twenty -four,
twenty five, twenty six, and twentyeight, of range
ten.
Townships twenty five, twenty-six, twenty seven,
and twenty-eight Of range eleven
North Of the base line, and ioest Of the fourth princi-
pal meridian.
Fractional townships twenty-seven and twenty
eight bordering the Mississippi river, except sec
tons thirteen and twenty four in the latter of range
one.
bordering the Mississippi river of range two
Fractional section seventeen, in township seventeen,
Of range two.
Islands numbered one two, three, and four, and
part Of Island numbered five, lying in Rock liver, with
in the limits of township fohy-three, north of range
one, east of the third principal meridian.
All the Land Office at QUINCY, CONNIE ncing on
Monday, the sixteenth day of August next, for the
disposal of the public lands within the limits OF the
undcrme ntoned fractional townships, to wit
North Of the base line, and east Of the fourth prinei-
pal meridian.
Fractional townships two and three, bordering on
the Illinois river, of range three.
Lands appropriated by law, for the use of schools,
military OF other purposes, will be excluded from sale
| The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
| (uness the lands disposed Off and no
longer; and private entries Of land in the town
ships offered will be admitted until after the expra
| ton of the two weeks.
| Given under my hand at the city of Washington,
this eighteenth day Of February, Domini, lS4l
| M. VAN buren,.
By the President.
| JAMES WHTcoMB,
/ Commissioner of the General Land Office.
| NOTICE TO DpEEMDTfON TT aIMANTg