The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-24
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U, STATES

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U, STATES.
TN pursuance of law, !, MARTIN VAN buren,, Pre-
i sidcnt of the United States Of America, do hereby
declare and make known, that public sales will be
held at the aforementioned Land Offices in the State
of Illinois at the periods hereinafter designated, to
wit
AT the Land Office at CHICAGO, commencing on
Monday, the ninth day OF August next for the dis
posal Of the public lands within the limits of the un-
aforementioned townships, to wit
North Of the base line and east of ne third principal
meridian.
Township thirty eight, of range six.
Township thirty -eight, of range seven.
Townships thirty eight, thirty nine and forty ex-
eep 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 thiry-nine of range eight.
Township forty five and nshp forty six, border
ing the Wisconsin Territory of range ten.
Township forty -four and forty-fve, and township
fory-six, bordering on the Wisconsin Territory, OF
range eleven.
Sections one to six inclusive, in township forty,
fractional township fory-one Except the north half
of section seven the northeast quarter of section ten
in township forty three and fractional townships forty
four forty-6ye, and forty-six, bordering on Lake
Michigan, OF range twelve.
At the Land Office at DIX ON, (late Galena, } com
msncing 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. ..4
Fractional townships twenty.six and twenty seven
bordering on the Mississippi river and fractional tow
ship tweny-elght except sections seventeen twenty,
and twenty -one, of range
fractional townships twenty five and twenty six
bordering on the Mississippi river, Of range two.
Fractional townships twenty ioui and twenty five
bordering on the MISSISSIPPI nver of range three.
townships twenty and ,wenty-one OF range six.
townships twenty-o and twenty-five, Of range
seven.
Townships twenty-one, twenty-five, twenty three,
twenty -four, twenty five twentysx, and twenty
ven, of range eight
townships twenty two, twenty-three, twenty -four,
twenty five, twentysx, and twenty seven, of range
nine.
Townships twenty-five, twenty three, twenty -four,
twenty-five twenty SIX, and twenty eight, of range
ten
townships twenty -fve twenty-sx, twenty seven,
and twenty eight, of range eleven.
North Of The base line and icest Of he fourth prnci-
pal meridian.
Fractional townships twenty seven and twenty
eight bordering on the Mississippi river, except
tons thirteen and twen,yfour in the latter of range
Fractional townships twenty eight and twenty nine
bordering on the Mississippi river, of range two
fractional section seventeen in township seventeen,
of range two.
Island, numbered one, two, three, and four, and
part OF Island numbered five, lying in Rock liver, with
in the limits of township forty three north Of range
one, east of the third principal meridian.
At the Land Office at QUINCY, CONNIE ncng on
Monday, the sixteenth day of August next, for,the
disposal Of the public lands within the limits Of the
aforementioned fractional townships to wit
North Of The base line, and east Of The fourth princi-
pal meridian.
Fractional townships two and three, bordering on
the Illinois riyer of range three
Lands appropriated by law for the Of schools,
military or other purposes will bc excluded from sale.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(unlcss the lands are sooner disposed Off and no
longer and no private entries of land in the town
ships offered will be admitted until after the expira-
ton of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city Of Washington
this eighteenth day OF February, ammo Domini Is4i
NJ VAN BUREN,
Ry the President
JAMES WHITcoNB,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTl0N CLAIMANTS
Every person claiming the right of presumption
10 land Ia any of the townships designated in this
proclamation in virtue OF the provisions Of the act of