The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-27
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES.
sdent of the United States of America, do hereby
declare and make known, that public sales will be
held al 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 I'M
aforementioned townships, to wit
North Of the base line and east of the third principal
meridian.
Township thirty eight, Of range six.
Township thirty eight, 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 section
three, in township thirty nine Of range eight.
Township forty FIVE and tow nsnip forty-siI border
ing on the Wisconsin Territory, OF range ten.
Township forty four and forty five, and township
fors-six bordering on the Wisconsin Territory, OF
range eleven.
Sections to six inclusive, in township forty,
fractional township foryone Except the north half
of section seyen the northeast quarter of section ten
IN township forty hree and fractional townships forty
four orty-fve, and forty-six, bordering on Lake
Michigan, OF range twelve.
At the Land Office at DIX ON, (late Galena, COM
msnclng on Monday, the sixteenth of August next,
for the disposal of the public lands within the limits
Of the aforementioned ownships, to wit
North II The base line, and east Of The fourth principal
meridian.
Fractional townships twenty six and twenty seven,
bordering on the Mississippi flver and fractional tow
ship yeighi except sections seventeen, twenty,
and t~enty-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-five, twenty three
twenty -four, twenty five, twenty and twenty
ven, OF range eight.
Townships twenty two, twenty-hree 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
townships twenty FIVE, twenty-six twenty seven,
and twenty eight OF range eleven.
North Of the base line and rest Of the fourth prinei-
pal meridian
Fractional townships twepty-seven and twenty
eight bordering on the Mississippi river, except
tons thirteen and ntyfour~n the latter of range
one.
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
the limits of township forty three, north of range
one, east Oh tue tHlru pTiHtipal
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 me base line, and east If The fourth prnei-
pdimeridaH.
Fractional townships two and three bordering on
the Illinois rNer, Of range three.
Lands appropriated, by law Tor the use of schools,
military or other purposes, will be excluded from sale.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(uncss 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 explra-
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
J,Ngs WHlrcoMB,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office
NOTICE TO PRE- EMP TON CLAIMANTS.
Every person claiming the right of pre-emption
to land ia any of the townships designated IN this
proclamation in virtue of the provisions of the &C, of