The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-28
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES.
TN pursuance of law, l, MARTIN VAN BUREN,, Pre-
i sident of the United States Of America, do hereby
I 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
Al the 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
aforementioned townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and east of The third principal
merididn.
L, snshp thirty eight, Of range six.
Township thirty eight, of range seven.
townships thirty EIGHT, thirty -nne, and forty, ex-
cep 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 in section
three, in township ,hirty-nins Of range eight
Township forty five and township forty six, border
ing the Wisconsin Territory, of range ten
Township forty-four and forty five and township
forty-six, bordering the Wisconsin Territory OF
range eleven.
Sections to six, inclusive, in township forty,
fractional township foryone Except the north halt
of section seven the northeast quarter Of section
in township forty three and fractional townships forty
four, forty-fve, and forty-sx, bordering Lake
Michigan, Of range twelve.
AT the Land Office at DIX ON, Qate 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 tweniy.sx and twenty -seveh,
bordering the Mississippi river and fractional town
ship twenyeght, 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 on the mississippi rvcI of range three.
townships twenty and twenty one, OF range six.
townships twenty one and twenty-five, of range
seven.
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twenty four, twenty five, twenty-sx and twenty Sc
ven, of range eight
Townships twenty two, twenty three, twenty -four,
twenty five, twentys1, and twenty-seven, of range
nine.
Townships twenty two, twenty three, twenty -four,
twenty five, twenty six, and twenty weight, of range
ten.
Townships twenty Eve twenty-six, twenty seven,
and twenty eight, of range eleven
North Of The base line and ioesf Of the fourth prnci-
pal meridian.
fractional townships twenty seven and twenty
eight, bordering the Mississippi river, except
lions thirteen and twenty in the latter Of range
bordering on the Mississippi river, of range two,
Fractional section seventeen in nship 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 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 of The base line and east IF he fourth prinei-
pal meridian.
Fractional townships two and three, bordering on
thc Illinois river, of range three.
Lands appropriated, by law, for the of schools
military other purposes will be excluded from sale
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks
(nnlcss the lands are sooner disposed of) and no
longer and no private entries of land in the town
ships offered will be admitted until after the oxpra-
ton of the two weeks.
Given under my hand, at the city of Washington,
this eighteenth day of February, ammo Domini, IS4I
M. VAN BUREN,.
BY the President
JAMES WHITcoMB,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTlON CLAIMANTS
Every person claiming the right of pre-emption
to land in any of the townships designated in this
PROCLAMATION virtue of the provisions Of the act Of