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

r N pursuance ofiaw, i, MARTIN VAN buren, Presi-
i dent ofthe United States Of America, do hereby
declare and make known that public sales will he
held the aforementioned land offices in the State of
Arkansas at the periods hereafter designated to wit
AT the Land Office at WASHINGTON, com
mencing on Monday, the twenty-frst day of June
next, for the disposal oflhc public lands within the
limits Of the aforementioned townships and fractional
townships, 10 wit:
South Of The base line, and nest Qfhe nm principal
meridian.
Townships three, twelve, and thirteen, Orange
eighteen
Fractional township fourteen, on the north side OF
Red river, of range twenty eight.
Township twelve, of range thirty.
Townships eleven and twelve, of range thirty one.
Fractional townships ten, eleven, and twelve, Of
range thrty-three.
At the Land Office at LITTLERO 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 ioest Of hcGh principal
meridian.
Sections five, six, seven, eight, fourteen, fifteen,
seventeen, eighteen, nineteen twenty twenty one,
twenty two, twenty three twenty eight twenty nine,
thirty thirty one thiry-wo, and thirty-three the
range three
Township nine, Of range three.
townships eleven, twelve, thirteen, and fifteen, of
range seven.
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 of the public lands with
in the limits of the aforementioned townships to wit
North cjMe base line, and arest Of the ffh principal
ididn.
Township nine of range nineteen.
Sections three to ten, inclusive, section fifteen,
sections seventeen to twenty two inclusive, and
fua ptxy-a uht Ia,
ship five, of range twenty-one.
Township seven, and that part Of township eight
ituated the north side of Arkansas river OF range
twenty three.
At the Land Office at FAYETTEVILLE, com
mencing on Monday, the twenty first day Of June
next, for the disposal of the public lands within the
limits of tho aforementioned townships, to wit:
North Of The base line and nest Of Ae nm principal
meridian.
Township twenty, of range twenty three.
Township twenty, Of range twenty five
Township fifteen, of range twenty-six
At the Land Office at HELENA, commencing on
Monday, the twenty first 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 toest Of The ffh principal
meridian.
Fractional township ten, on the north side of the
Arkansas river, of range one.
Township nine, except the fraction the north
side of the Arkansas river, of range two
Townships eleven, eighteen and nineteen, of range
three
Townships sixteen and seventeen Of range five.
Lands appropriated by law, for the use of schools,
military or other purposes, will be excluded from sale
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(uness the lands are sooner disposed Of and no lon
ger; and no private entries of land in the townships
offered, will be admitted until 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- emplion to
land in any of the townships designated in this proca
nation in virtue of the provisions of the Of 22d
June 1893, extended and modified by the act of
LIST june IS4O of the provisions of the latter act,
granting certain privileges another class Of settlers
is requested prove the to the satisfaction ofthe
Register and Receiver of the proper land Office and
make payment therefor practicable, after
seeing this notice, and before the day appointed for
the commencement of the public sale of the land
above designated, otherwise such claims will be for
teited.
JAMES WHITCOMB
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
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