The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-05-07

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES
r N pursuance Of law, l. 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
posal of the public lands within the limits OF the un-
dermentoned 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 thiIty-nine and forty, ex-
cep 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-fve and township
fory-six, bordering the Wisconsin Territory, OF
range eleven.
Sections to six, inclusive, in township forty,
fractional township fortyone, (exccP the north half
of section seven the northeast quarter OF section ten
in o,ynshp forty three and fractional townships forty
four forty-fve and forty-six, bordering Lake
Michigan, of range twelve.
AT the Land Office at DIXON, (late Galena, com
mencing Monday, the sixteenth of August next,
for the disposal of the public lands within the limits
of the aforementioned townships TO wit
ANUTHt " iteo1 oeo eue W E'SJo0' P''' 'P""
meridian.
Fractional townships twenty six and twenty seven,
border ing the Mississippi river and fractional town
ship twentyeigh 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.
Fractional townships twenty -foui and twenty five,
bordering on the mississippi river, of range three
Townships twenty and twenty-onc, OF range SIX
Townships twcnty-onc and twenty-five of range
Townships tweDty-one, twenty-five, twenfy-three,
twenty -four, twenty five twenty and twenty Sc
ven of range eight
Townships twenty-five, twenty three, twenty-four,
twenty five twenty six, and twenty -seyen OF range
nine.
Townships twenty-five, twenty three, twenty-four,
twenty FIVE twenty six, and twenty-c'ght, OF range
ten.
Townships twenty Five, twenty-six, twenty seven,
and twenty-eght, of range eleven
North of the base line and ,rest Of The fourth prinei-
pal meridian.
Fractional townships twenty and twenty
eight bordering the Mississippi river except sec
tons 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 liver, with
in the limits Of township forty-three north OF range
one east of the third principal meridian.
Al 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
undermc ntioned fractional townships to wit
North Of the base line and east Of eJourM prtnci-
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 or other purposes will be excluded from sale.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(unlcss the lands are sooner 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 Domini lsil.
NJ. VAN buren,.
BY the President
JAMES WHiTcoMB,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.