The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-05
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE u STATES

BY i HE PRESIDENT OF The U. STATES
TN pursuance of law, l. MARTIN VAN buren,, Pre-
i sdent 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 I'M
aforementioned townships, to wit;
North Of The base line, and east of The third principal
meridian.
T, .nshp thirty -eght, of range six
Township thirty-eght, of range seven.
Townships thrty-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-si border
ing on the Wisconsin Territory of range ten.
Township forty -four and forty five, and township
forty six bordering on the Wisconsin Territory, of
range eleven.
Sections one to six inclusive, in township forty,
fractional township foryone Except 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 on Lake
Michigan, of range twelve.
AT tho Land Office at DIXON, (late Galena COM
msncing 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
HleftdldH,
Fractional townships twenty six and twenty -ssven,
bordering the Mississippi river and fractional town
ship twenty eight except sections seventeen, twenty,
and tweniy-one of range one
Fractional townships twenty five and twenty six,
bordering on the Mississippi river, of range two.
Fractional townships twenty fou and twenty five
bordering on the mississippi nvcr, of range three.
townships twenty and twenty one, of range six.
townships twenty-one and twenty-five, of range
Townships twenty one, twenty two, twenty-t three
twenty -four, twenty five, tweny-si and twenty
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-eght, of range
ten
Townships twenty FIVE, tweny-six, twenty seven
and twenty-eight, of range eleven.
North Of ne base line and ,cest Of The fourth princi-
pal meridian
Fractional townships twenty and twenty
eight, bordering the Mississipp 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 Rock liver with
in the limits Of township forty three, north of range
one enst 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
Aorih Of The base line, and east Of hs fourth prnci-
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 viii each be kept open for two weeks,
tunless the lands are disposed Of 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 is4i
M VAN BUREN,
by the President
JAMES WHTcoMB
Commissioner of the General Land Office
NOTICE TOsPRE EMPTION CLAIM hNTS
Every person claiming the right of pre-omption
To land in amy Of the townships designated in this
in ylrtua of tho proyspng of the ACT of