The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-04-30
by THE PRESIDENT on THE U. sTATEs.

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE u. STATES
r N pursuance Of law 1, MARTIN VAN Buren,, Pre-
i sdent 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
aforementioned townships, to wit:
North Of the base line, and east Of the third principal
meridian.
Township thirty eight of range six.
Township thirty eght of range seven.
Townships thirty-eight, thirty nine, and forty, ex-
cept the 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-fvc and township
forty-six bordering on the Wisconsin Territory, OF
range eleven.
Sections one to six, inclusive in township forty,
fractional township fortyone, (except the north half
of section seven the northeast quarter of section ten
in township forty three, and fractional townships forty
four, forty five, and fory-six, bordering Lake
Michigan of range twelve
Al the Land Office at DIX ON, (late Galena, com
mencing on Monday, the sixteenth of August next,
for the disposal of the public lands within the limits
of the aforementioned townships, TO wit:
NOrfh OF inc case tiUfy uVd cast "
meridian.
fractional townships twenty-six and twenty seven,
border ing the Mississippi river, and fractional town
ship twenty-eght, except sections seventeen twenty
and twenty lone, of range one.
Fractional townships twenty five and twenty -slx,
bordering on the Mississippi river Of range two.
Fractional townships twenty fouI and twenty five
bordering the mississippi rlyer of range three
Townships twenty and twenty one, Of range SIX.
Townships twenty-onc and twenty-five, of range
seven.
Townships twenty-one, twenty-five, twenty-three,
twenty four twenty five, twenty six, and twenty Sc
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-sx, and twenty EIGHT, of range
ten
Townships twenty five, twenty-six, twenty seven,
and twenty-eight of range eleven.
North Of The base line, and arest Of the fourth prnci-
pal meridian.
Fractional townships twenty and twenty
eight bordering the Mississippi river except sec
tons thirteen and twenty four in the latter of range
one.
Fractional townships twenty eight and twenty nine,
bordering on 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 forty-three north Of range
one, east of the third principal meridian
AT 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
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 river, of range three
Lands appropriated by law, for the Of schools,
military other purposes will be excluded from sale.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(unless the lands disposed of,) and no
longer and no private entries of land in the town
ships so 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 Domlnl, lS4l
M. VAN BUREN,.
BY the President
JAMES WmTcoMB,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.