The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-21
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES.


TN pursuance Of law, /, MARTIN VAS BUREs, Pre-
i sideni 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 un-
dermen,icned townships, to wit
North Of the base line and east Of The third principal
7nerididn.
r. snship 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 northeast quarter
and the north half Of the northwest quarter in section
three, in township thirty nine Of range eight
Township forty five and nshp forty six, border
ing on the Wiskonsan Territory Of range ten.
Township forty -four and forty five, and township
foty-six bordering on the Wisconsin Territory, Of
range eleven.
Sections one to SIX inclusive, in township forty,
fractional township ory-one Except the north half
OF section seven the northeast quarter Of section ten
in township forythree and fractional townships forty
four, forty five, and forty-siI, bordering Lake
Michigan, Of range twelve.
Al 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
North II The base line, and east Qf the fourth principal
meridian.
fractional townships twenty sir and twenty seven,
bordering the Mississippi river, and fractional tow
ship twentye except sections seventeen, twenty,
and twenty one, of range one.
Fractional townships twenty five and twenty six,
bordering on tho Mississippi rIycr, Of range two.
Fractional tow nshiIs twenty foul and twenty five,
bordering on the mississippi river of range three
Townships twenty and twenty-o one OF range SIX.
Townships twen,y-one and twenty-five, Of range
townships twenty one, TWENTY-FIVE twenty three,
.ff1Ir tuer ty Nye 40
ven, Of range eight.
townships twenty-five, twenty-three twenty four,
twenty FIVE twenty six, and twenty seven, OF range
nine.
Townships twenty-five twenty three, twenty -four,
twenty five, twenty six, and twenty Of range
ten.
Townships twenty five, twenty-sxi twenty seven,
and twenty eight, OF range eleven
North Of The base line, and nest Of The fourth prinei-
pal meridian.
Fractional townships twenty -seven and twenty
eight, bordering tho Mississippi river except
tons thirteen and twenty four in the latter Of range
Fractional townships twenty eight and twenty nine
bordering the Mississippi river of range two.
Fractional section seventeen in township seventeen,
Of range two.
Islands numbered one, two, three, and four, and
par, Of Island numbered five lying in Rock liver, with.
IN the limits Of township forty three north OF range
one, Of the third principal meridian.
At 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
undermen toned fractional townships, to wit
North Of tic base line and east Of the fourth prine-
pal meridian.
Fractional townships two and three, bordering on
the Illinois rver, Of range three.
Lands appropriated, by law, for the of schools,
military other purposes will be excluded from sale
he sales will each be kept open for two weeks
tunlcss the lands are sooner disposed of and no
longer; and no private entries Of land IN the town
ships offered will be admitted until after the expra
ton Of the Two weeks.
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washington,
this eighteenth day Of February, ammo Domini is4l
M. VAN BUREN,.
BY the President
JAMES WHfTcoMs
Commissioner Of the General Land Office
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person claiming the right of pre-empon
To land ia any Of the townships designated in this
PROCLAMATION in virtue Of the provisions Of the act Of