The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-05-28

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TN pursuance ofiaw, l, MARrIs VAN BuREs, Presi-
i dent ofthe 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
Arkansas at the periods hereafter designated to wit
AT the Land Office at WASHINGTON, com
mencing on Monday, the twenty-frst day of June
next, for the disposal of the public lands within the
limits of the aforementioned townships and fractional
townships, to wit:
South Of the base line, and tcesf ofhe i'm principal
meridian.
Townships three, twelve, and thirteen, os range
eighteen.
Fractional township fourteen, on the north side of
Red river, of range twenty eight.
Township twelve, of range thirty.
Townships eleven and twelve, of range thirty one.
Fractional townships ten, eleven, and twelve, of
range thirty-three.
At the Land Office at LITTLE ROCK, commenc-
ing on Monday the twenty eighth day of June next,
for the disposal Of the public lands within the limits
Of the aforementioned townships, TO wit:
South Of the base line, and rrsst Of the mn principal
meridian.
Sections FIVE, six, seven, eight, fourteen fifteen
seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one,
twenty two, twentythr twenty eight, twenty nine
thirty, thirty thiry-two and thirty three the
south side OF the Arkansas Tver in township eight of
range three.
Township nine, of range three.
townships eleven, twelve, thirteen and fifteen, of
range seven.
Township two, of range nine.
townships twelve and thirteen Of range seventeen.
Al the Land Office at JOHNSON COURT
HOUSE commencing on Monday the fourteenth day
of June next for the disposal OF the public lands with
in the limits OF the aforementioned wnships wit
North cJuse base line, and ces Of the fih principal
meridian
Township nine, of range nineteen
Sections three To ten, inclusive section fifteen,
sections seventeen to twenty-five inclusive and
tWentv-eipht thirty in To-
ship five, of range twenty lone.
Township seven, and that part of township eight
tuated the north side of Arkansas river of range
twenty three.
Townships and eleven, Of range twenty seven
AT the Land Office at FAYETTEVILLE, com
mencing on Monday, the twenty first day of June
next for the disposal of the public lands within the
limits of the Underwent ioned townships to w.t.
North Of the base line, and lrest Of the mn principal
meridian.
Township twenty of range twenty three.
Township twenty, of range twenty tive.
Township fifteen, of range twenty-six.
At the Land Office at HELENA, commencing on
Monday, the twenty first day of June next for the
disposal of the public lands within the limits of the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships
towit
South Of The base line, and 1cest Of The nm principal
meridian.
Fractional township ten, on the north side of the
Arkansas river, of range one.
Township nine, except the fraction on the north
side of the Arkansas river, of range two.
Townships eleven, eighteen and nineteen, of range
three.
Townships sixteen and seventeen of range five.
Lands appropriated by law, for the use 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 Ion
ger; and no private cntres of land in the townships
offered will be admitted until after the expiration
of the two weeks
Given under my hand at the city of Washington,
this twentieth day of February, ammo Domini 1871.
M. VAN buren,.
BY the President
JAMES WHrTcoMB,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PREEMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person claiming the right of emption to
land in any of the townships designated in this procla
nation in virtue of the provisions of the act Of 22d
june 1888, extended and modified by the act of
LIST June 1870 of the provisions of the latter act
granting certain privileges another class of settlers
requested to prove the to the satisfaction ofihe
Register and Receiver of the proper land office, and
make payment therefor us practicable after
seeing this notice, and before the day appointed for
the commencement of the public sale of the land as
above designated stherwse such claims will be for
fcited
JAMES WHITCOMB,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
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