The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-06-03

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES
T N pursuance of law, 1, MARTIN VAN buren,, Pre-
sident 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
posal 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-eisht of range seven.
Townships thirty-eght, thirty nine, and forty, ex-
cep 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 township forty-six border
ing on the Wisconsin Territory, Of range ten.
Township forty -four and forty-ive and township
fory-six, bordering on the Wisconsin Territory, of
range eleven.
Sections ono to siI, inclusive in township forty,
fractional township fortyone (exccpt the north half
of section seven the northeast quarter of section
in township forty three and fractional townships forty
four, forty -fve, and forty-six, bordering Lake
Michigan of range twelve
AT the Land Office at 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 fraction
ship twenty eight, except sections seventeen, twenty
rs..,ianal townships twenty five and twenty SIX
bordering on the Mississippi river, OF range two.
Fractional townships twenty -four and twenty FIVE
bordering the mississippi rver, Of range three.
Townships twenty and twenty-oDe, Of range Six.
Townships tweniy-one and twenty-five, of range
seven
Townships twenty-one, twenty-five twenty-three
twenty four twenty five, twenty six, and twenty Sc
ven, of range eight.
Townships twenty two, twenty-three, twenty four
twenty five, twenty-sx and twenty seven, of range
nine.
Townships twenty-five, twen,y-three, twenty four
twenty five, twenty six, and twenty eight, of range
Townships twenty FIVE, twenty-sx, twenty -seven,
and twcnty-eight, of range eleven
North Of the base line, and uoest Of the fourth princi-
pal meridian.
Fractional townships twenty and twenty
eight, bordering on the Mississippi river, except
tons thirteen and twenty four in the latter, of range
Fractional townships twenty eight and twenty nine
bordering on 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 liver, with
in the limits Of township fortythree, 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 princi-
pal meridian.
Fractional townships two and three, bordering on
the Illinois river, of range three.
Lands appropriated, by law, for the of schools,
military OF other purposes, will be excluded from sale
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks
(uness the lands disposed off, 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 1871
NJ. VAN buren,.
By the President.
JAMES WHiTcoMB,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office