The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-06-01

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES
TN pursuance of law, l, MARTIN VAN buren,, Pre-
i sidcnt 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
w.t.
At the Land Office at CHICAGO, commencing
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, ex-
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 tow nship fortysx border
ing on the WISCONSIN Territory, of range ten.
Township forty four and forty-fve, and township
foriy-six bordering the Wisconsin Territory, Of
range eleven.
Sections ono to six, inclusive, in township forty,
fractional township forty Except the north half
of section seven the northeast quarter of section ten
in township forty three, and fractional townships forty
four, forty-fve, and forty-six, bordering on Lake
Michigan of range twelve
AT The Land Office a, DIXON, (late Galena, com
mencing on Monday, the sixteenth Of August next
for the disposal of the public lands within the limits
Of the aforementioned townships, to wit;
North of the base line, and east Of the fourth principal
meridian
Fractional townships twenty six and twenty seven
border ing the Mississippi river, and fractional town
ship twenty-eight 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 -four and twenty five,
bordering the mississippi river, of range three.
Townships twenty and twenty one, of range six.
Townships twenty-one and twenty-five, of range
seven
Townships twenty-one, twenty-five, twenty three
twenty four, twenty five twenty six, and twenty &c
ven, of range eight.
Townships twenty-five, twenty three, twenty -fonr
twenty five twenty six, and twenty-seven, of range
nine.
Townships twenty-five, twenty three, twenty -four
twenty. FIVE twenty six, and twenty-eght, of range
ten.
Townships twenty Eve, twenty twenty seven,
and twenty-eight, Of range eleven
North Of the base line and NEST Of The fourth princi
pal meridian
Fractional townships twenty and twenty
eight bordering the Mississippi river, except sec
tons thirteen and twentyfou in the latter, of range
one.
Fractional townships twenty eight and twenty nine,
bordering on the Mississippi river, of range two.
Fractional section seventeen in wnshp seventeen,
Of range two.
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.
At the Land Office at QUINCY, CONNIE ncing on
Monday, the sixteenth day of August next, for the
disposal Of the public lands within the limits of the
aforementioned fractional townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and east Of the fourth prinei-
pal meridian.
Fractional townships two and three, bordering on
the Illinois river, of range three.
Lands appropriated, by law, for the of schools,
military other purposes will be excluded from sale
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(unless the lands are sooner disposed off, and no
longer; and no private entries of land in the town
ships 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, lS4l.
M. VAN buren,.
| BY the President
/ JAMES WHITcoMB,
| Commissioner of the General Land Office.
| NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS.