The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-05-04

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE u STATES
N pursuance of law, l, 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 Michigan, at the periods hereinafter designated to
wit:
At the Land Office at GENESSEE, commencing
on Monday the twenty day Of June next for the
disposal of the public lands lying within the limits OF
the aforementioned townships, to wit:
North Of the base line, and east Of the meridian.
Townships twenty nine and thirty, of range one.
Townships twenty nine and thirty, of range two.
townships twenty nine and thirty, of range three.
Townships twenty eight, twenty nine and thirty,
of range four
Townships twenty-eight, twenty nine, and thirty,
of range Eve
Townships twenty-cight, twenty nine, and thirty,
Of range six.
Townships twcnty-cight, twenty nine and Thirty,
of range seven.
Township twenty eight and fractional township
twenty nine, bordering Lake Huron, of range
eight
Fractional townships twenty-eight and twenty nine,
bordering on Lake Huron, of range nine.
AT the Land Office at IONA, commencing on
Monday the fifth day Of July next for the disposal Of
the public lands lying within the limits of the under
mentioned townships, to wit
North Of the base line, and rpest ofHe meridian.
Townships twenty -one, twenty two, twenty three,
twenty-our, twenty five twenty six, twenty seven,
thirty one and .hirty-two, Of range six.
townships twenty one twenty two, twenty three,
twenty four, twenty five twenty six, thirty one, and
thirty two, of range seven.
Townships thirty-one and thrty-two Of range
eight
fractional townships thiiy-onc and thirty two Dor
dering on Grand Traverse bay, of range nine.
Fractional township thirty-t bordering on Grand
Traverse bay, of range ten.
Fractional townships thiry-one and thirty two, Dor
derlng on Lake Michigan, range eleven.
Fractional township thirty zone, bordering on lake
Michigan, of range twelve
Lands appropriated by law for the use of schools,
military or other purposes, will be excluded from sale
he sales will each be kept open for weeks (un-
less the lands are disposed Of and no lonpcr
and no private entries Of land in the townships SO Of
fcrcd will be admitted until after the expiration of the
two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washington,
this eighteenth day Of February, ammo Domini 1871
M. VAN BUREN,
BY the President:
JAMES WHITcoMB,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person claiming the right of pre- emp,ion to
land IN any of the townships designated in this proc
lamation IN virtue of the provisions of the act of 22d
June, 1888, extended and modified nv the act of Is
june lSo or OF the provisions of the latter grant
ing certain privileges to another class Of settlers is re-
guested 10 prove the to the satisfaction of the
Register and Receiver of the prop land office and
make payment therefor as practicable after see
ing this notice, and before the day appointed for the
commencement of the public sale of the land as above
designated; otherwise such claims will be forfeited
JAMES WIITCOMB,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
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