The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-06-19
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES.

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE u. STATES
TN pursuance of law, l. MARTIN Van buren,, Pre-
i sident Of the United States of America do hereby
declare and make known, that public sales will be
held 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 I'M
dermentloned townships, to wit:
North Of the base line, and east of tho third principal
meridian.
Township thirty-cght, Of range six.
Township thirty-eght, Of range seven.
Townships thirty eight, thirty -nine and forty ex-
cept the east 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 the Wisconsin Territory, Of range ten.
Township forty four and forty five, and township
forty-sx bordering on the Wisconsin Territory, OF
range eleven.
Sections to six inclusive, in township forty,
fractional township fory-one (except the north half
OF section seyen the northeast quarter of section
in township forty hree and fractional townships forty
four, torty-fse, and forty-six, bordering Lake
Michigan of range twelve.
AT the Land Office at DIX ON, (laic Galcna, com
msnclng on Monday, the sixteenth of August next
for tho 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
border ing the Mississippi river and fractional
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 on the mississippi river, Of range three
townships twenty and twenty-one, of range SIX.
townships twenty one, twenty two, twenty three
twenty-fou twenty five twentysix, and twenty Sc
ven, of range eight
Townships twenty two, twenty-three twenty four,
twenty five, twenty.si1, and twenty of range
nine.
Townships twenty-five, twenty three, twenty four
twenty-five, twenty six, and twenty eight, of range
ten
Townships twenty FIVE, twen,y-six twenty-seven,
and twenty-elght, of range eleven.
North Of The base line and Of he fourth prinei-
pal meridian.
Fractional townships twenty-sev and twenty
eight bordering the Mississippi river, except sec
tons thirteen and twenty 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
part OF Island numbered five, lying in Rock yer 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 ncng 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 he base line and east or The fouru, prirci
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 other purposes, will be excluded from sale
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks
(unless the lands are sooner disposed of,) ana 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