The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-13
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES


IN pursuance of law, |, MARTIN Van buren,, Pre-
sident 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
posa 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,
cept the half Of the southeast, quarter the east
half and northwest quarter Of the northa quarter
and the north half Of the northwest quarter in section
three, IN township thirty nine of range eight
Township forty five and township orty-sx, border
ing on the Wisconsin Territory, of range ten
Township forty four and fortyf and township
forty-six bordering the Wisconsin Territory, Of
range eleven.
Sections to six, inclusive in township forty
fractional township fony-one, Except the north half
Of section seyen the northeast quarter Of section
in township tory-lhree and fractional townships forty
four, tory-fye, and forty-sIx, bordering on Lake
Michigan, of range twelve.
AT the Land Office at DIXON tate Galena J com
msncing on Monday, the sixteenth of August next
for the disposal Of the public lands within the limits
of the aforementioned ownships, to wit
North Of The base line, and east Of the fourth principal
meridian.
Fractional townships twenty-s1 and twenty seven
bordering on the Mississippi river and fractional town
ship twenty weight 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 t~enty-foui and twenty five,
bordering on the MISSISSIPPI rSer, of range three
townships twenty and twenty -one, OF range six.
townships tweniy-one and twenty-five, OF range
seven.
Townships twenty-one, twenty two, twenty three
twenty four, twenty-five, tweny-sIA and twenty sc
ven, of range eight.
Townships twenty two, twenty three, twenty four
twenty five, twenty SIX and twenty of range
nine
Townships twenty two twenty three, twenty four
twenty five, twenty six, and twenty-eght, of range
ten.
Townships twenty five, twenty-six, twenty seven,
and twenty eight, Of range eleven.
North q The base line, and uest IF The fourth princi-
pat merididR.
Fractional townships twenty seven and twenty
eight bordering on the Mississippi river, except sec
tions thirteen and twenty four 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.
Islands numbered one, two three and four, and
part Of Island numbered five lying in Rock iver with
IN the limits Of township fortyihree, north of range
one, east OF the third principal meridian.
Monday, the sixteenth day of August next for the
disposal of the public lands within the limits of the
aforementioned fractional townships, TO wit:
Nert Of ne base line and east IF me fourth prinei-
pat meridian
Fractional townships two and three, bordering on
the Illinois river of range three.
Lands appropriated, by law, for the of schools
military or other purposes will be excluded from sale
/ he sales VIII each be kept open for two weeks,
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longfri and no private entries Of land in the town
ships offered will he admitted until after the expra-
unn Of the two weeks
Given under my hand at the city of Washington
this eighteenth day OF February ammo Domini. isil
NJ. VAN BUREN,.
BY the President ."
JAMES WmiTcoMB,
Commissioner OF The General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTlON CLAIMANTS
livery p,rson claiming the right of pr,-emp,on
io land ia sny If the townships designated in this
proclamation in Vrlus OF the provisions OF the act OF