The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-06-17
Z rue PRESIDENT OF THE Y; STATES 1,es'.

A. THE PRESIDENT OF The u STATES
TN pursuance oflaw, /, MARTIN Van buren,, rfesl-
dent ofthe United States of America, DO na,epy
declare and make known, that public sales S WI ~
held at the aforementioned land ofces ~ vi :, ;,
Arkansas at the periods hereafter designateu, :" ""
AT the Land Office at WASHlNGio Wy, Son
mencing Monday, the twenty-nrs' gay :. .a ~
next for the disposal ofthe public Janus $3.50 VI
limits of the aforementioned townships anu
townships, TO wit;
So,5 oftle base line, and rest efaie nm principal
meridian.
Townships three, twelve, and thirteen, Orange
eighteen.
Fractional township fourteen, on the north side oil
Red river of range twenty-eght.
Township twelve, of range thirty.
Townships eleven and twelve, of range thirty one.
Fractional townships ten eleven, and twelve, OF
range thirtythree.
Al 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 loesf Of heGfh principal
meridian,
Sections FIVE six, seven, eight, fourteen, fifteen,
seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-ohe,
twenty two twenty three, twenty eight twenty-nne,
thirty thirtyone, ihrtytw and thirty three, on the
south side of the Arkansas river IN township eigh OF
range three.
Township nine, of range three.
Townships eleven, twelve, thirteen and hfteen OF
range seven.
Townships thirteen and fourteen, of range eight.
Township two, Of range nine.
Townships twelve and thirteen, Of range seventeen
AT the Land Office at JOHNSON COURT
HOUSE. commencing on Monday, the fourteenth day
Of June next for the disposal fthe public lands with
in the limits of the aforementioned townships TO VII
North 81 the base line and irest Of The mn principal
meridian.
Township nine, of range nineteen.
Sections three to ten, inclusive, section fifteen,
s.syn anI1
tons twenty eight thirty 1.-TWO, inclusive, in town
ship five, Of range twenty-one
Township seven, and that part Of township eight
situated the north side of Arkansas river OF range
twentythree.
Townships seven and eleven, Of range twenty seven
At the Land Office at FAYETTEVILLE, com
mencing Monday, the twenty first day OF June
next for the disposal of the public lands within the
limits Of the aforementioned townships, to wit;
North of the base line and lrest Of The nm principal
meridian.
Township twenty, of range twenty-threc
Township twenty, of range twenty five,
Township fifteen of range twenty-sx
At the Land Office at HELENA, commencing on
Monday, the twentyfirst 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 ioest Of The Gh 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, ofrange
three.
Townships sixteen and seventeen of range five.
Lands appropriated by law, for the use Of schools
military other purposes, will be excluded fromsale
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(unless the lands disposed of and no lon
ger; and private entries of land in the townships
so offered, will be admitted unit, 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 WHTcoMB,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person claiming the right of pre- empton to
land any of the townships designated in this procla
nation in virtue of the provisions Of the act Of 22d
June, 1888, as extended and modified by the act of
ist June lS40 of the provisions of tho latter act
granting certain privileges TO another class of settlers
is requested prove the to the satisfaction ofthe
Register and Receiver of the proper land office, and
make payment therefor as practicable, after
seeing this notice, and before the day appointed for
the commencement Of the public sale of the land as
above designated otherwise such claims will be for
feited.
JAMES WHITCOMB,
Commissioner of the General Land Office