The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-05-14

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES
r N pursuance Of law /, MARTIN VAN buren,, Pre-
i sident of the u United States of America do hereby
declare and make known, that public sales viii bs
held at the aforementioned Land Offices in the State
Of Illinois at the periods hereinafter designated, t.
wit:
At the Land Office at CHICAGO, commencing on
Monday the ninth day OF August next, for the dis
posaI Of the public lands within the limits Of the
dermentioned townships, to wit;
North Of the base line, and east Of The third principal
meridian.
Township thirty-eight, Of range six.
Township thrty-eght, Of range seven.
Townships thirty eight, thirty -nine, and forty, ex-
cept the east half Of the southeast quarter, the east
half and northwest quarter of the norh'as quarter
and the north half Of the northwest quarter in section
three, in township thirty mine of range eight
Township forty five and township forty six, border
ing on the Wisconsin Territory, of range ten.
Township forty-four and forty-fve, and township
forty bordering on the Wisconsin Territory Of
range eleven.
Sections one to six, inclusive, in township forty,
fractional township forty-one Except the north halt
of section seven the northeast quarter Of section ten
in tow nship fort and fractional townships forty
four, fory-Gve, and forty-six, bordering on Lake
Michigan, of range twelve.
At the Land Office at DIXON, (late Galena, com
mencing 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
meridian.
Fractional townships twenty-sir and twenty seven,
border ing 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 -foui and twenty five,
bordering the mississippi rIver, of range three.
Townships twenty and twenty zone, of range six
Townships twenty and twenty-five Of range
seven.
Townships twentyone, twenty-five, twenty three,
twenty -four, twenty-five, twentysx and twenty Sc
ven, of range eight.
Townships twenty-five twenty-three twenty four,
twenty five, tweny-si and twenty OF range
nine.
Townships twenty-five twenty three, twenty -four,
twenty-five, twenty-sx and twenty-eght, of range
ten.
Townships twenty -fve 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 twenty seven and twenty
eight bordering the Mississippi river, except sec
tons thirteen and twenty in 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
In the limits of township forty hree, 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 of the base line, and east Of The fourth prinei-
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 or other purposes, will be excluded from sale.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(unless the lands are disposed off, and no
longer and no private entries of land in the town
ships so 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 Domni, lS4l
M. VAN buren,.
BY the President
JAMES WHiTcoMB,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.