The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-31
BY TIE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES.
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i 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:
Attic 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 un-
dermenticned townships, to wit:
North Of The base line and east of the third principal
meridian.
II Snship 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
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 forty-sx border
ing on the Wskonsan Territory, Of range ten.
Township forty four and forty five, and township
fory-six bordering the Wisconsin Territory, Of
range eleven.
Sections one to six, inclusive, in township forty,
fractional township foryone Except the north half
of section seyen the northeast quarter of section
in township foryhree and fractional townships forty
four, forty-fve, and forty-six, bordering on Lake
Michigan of range twelve.
AT the Land Office at DIXON, (late Galena, COM
mencing 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-s six and twenty seven,
bordering the Mississippi river and fractional town
ship twenty eight except sections seventeen, twenty
and twenty-o of range one.
fractional townships twenty-five and twenty six
bordering on the Mississippi rlyGr of range two.
Fractional townships twenty foul and twenty five,
bordering on the mississippi riveI of range three
Townships twenty and twenty -one, OF range six.
Townships twenty-one and twenty two, Of range
seven.
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twenty four, twenty five, twentysx, and twenty
ven, of range eight
Townships twenty two, twenty three, twenty four
twenty five, twenty-sx, and twenty seven, of range
nine.
Townships twenty two, twenty three, twenty four,
twenty-five, twenty six, and twenty-eght, of range
ten.
Townships twenty five twenty-six twenty seven,
and twenty eight, of range eleven.
North Of the base line and nest Of he fourth princi-
pal meridian.
fractional townships twenty seven and twenty
eight, bordering the Mississippi river, except sec
tions thirteen and twentyfour 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. Xvi.
Islands numbered one, two, three, and four, and
part of Island numbered five, lying in Rock iver with
IN the limits of township forty three, north Of range
one east of the third principal meridian.
At the Land Office a, 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 use Of schools,
military other purposes will be excluded from sale
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(unlcss the lands sooner disposed of,) 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 Domn iS4l
M. VAN BUREN,.
BY the President.
JAMES WHIrcoMB,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
NOTICE TO PRE- .EMPTIoN CLAIMANTS
Every person claiming the right Of presumption
to land in any of the townships designated in this
proclamation in virtue Of the provisions Of the act Of