The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-07
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES
TN pursuance of law, |, MARTIN VAN buren,, Pre-
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:
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 un-
aforementioned townships, to wit: ...t
North Of The base line and east of The third principal
meridian.
~ snship thirty eight, of range six.
Township thirty eight, of range seven.
Townships thiry-eight thirty nine, and forty ex-
cept the east half Of the southeast quarter the
half and northwest quarter of the northeast quarter
and the north half of the northwest quarter section
three in township thirty nine Of range eight
Township forty five and township forty-sx border
ing on the Wisconsin Territory, of range ten
Township forty four and fory five and township
forty-six, bordering the Wisconsin Territory OF
range eleven.
Sections one to six, inclusive in township forty,
fractional township fory-one, Except the north half
of section seven the northeast quarter of section ten
in township rty,hree, and fractional townships forty
four, fory-hve and orty-sx bordering Lake
Michigan, of range twelve
AT the Land Office at DIXO ON, (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 q the base line, and east Of the fourth principal
meridian.
Fractional townships twenty six and twenty seven
bordering on the Mississippi river and fractional town
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 toui and twenty five
bordering on the mississippi river, of range three
Townships twenty and twenty -one, of range six.
Townships twenty-one and twenty-five, of range
seven.
Townships twenty-one, twenty two, twenty three,
twenty four twenty five twenty six and twenty Sc.
ven, of range eight
townships twenty-five, twenty-three twenty -four,
twenty five, twentysix, and twenty seven, of range
nine.
Townships twenty-five, twenty three twenty four,
twenty-five, twenty and twenty eight, of range
ten
Townships twenty FIVE twenty-sx twenty seven,
and twenty eight of range eleven
North Of the base line and tpest Of the fourth princi-
pal meridian.
Fractional townships twenty seven and twenty
eight, bordering the Mississippi river, except sec
lions thirteen and twenty in the latter of range
Fractional townships twenty eight and twenty nine
bordering on the Mississippi river, of range two.
fractional section seventeen in tow nship venteen
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 forty three 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 II ne base iae and east II ths fourth princi
pal meridian.
Fractional townships two and three, bordering on
me Illinois uver, OF range three.
.andS appropriated, by law, for the use of schools
military OF other purposes will be excluded from sale
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks
(unless the lands are disposed of) and no
longer and no private entries of land in the town
ships so offered will be admitted until after the e1pra.
ton Of the two week.
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
NOTICE TO PRE.EMPTLON CLAIMANTS