The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-31
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES

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TN 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 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 I'M
aforementioned townships, to wit:
North Of the base line, and east Of the third principal
meridian
T. wnship thirty eight, of range six.
Township thirty eight, of range seven.
Townships thirty-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 forty five and township
forty-sy, bordering the Wisconsin Territory OF
range eleven
Sections one to six, inclusive in township forty,
fractional township forty-one Except the north half
of section seven the northeast quarter of section ten
in township forty three, and fractional townships forty
four, iortyfye, and forty six bordering on Lake
Michigan, of range twelve
AT the Land Office at DIXON (late Galena, com
msncng 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. 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 toul and twenty five
bordering on the mississippi nver, 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,
-fn,tr ,tu. fyo a,x and
ven, of range eight.
townships twenty-five, twenty-three twenty four,
twenty five, twenty six, and twenty-seyen, of range
nine.
Townships twenty-five, twenty three, twenty four,
twenty-five, twenty.six, and twenty-eght, of range
ten.
Townships twenty FIVE twenty six twenty seven,
and twenty eight of range eleven.
North IF he base Inns, and nest Of The fourth princi-
pal meridian
Fractional townships twentyseven and twenty
eight, bordering the Mississippi river, except sec
tons thirteen and twenty four In the latter of range
Fractional townships twenty eight and twenty nine.
bordering on the Mississippi river, of range two.
fractional section seventeen in township seventeen,
of ranretwo
Islands numbered one, two, three, and four and
part of Island numbered ive,lyng in Rock liver, with
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 line, and east IF N. fourth princi
pal nsrididn.
Fractional townships two and three, bordering on
the Illinois river of range three
Lands appropriated by law, for the of schools
military or other purposes will be excluded from sale
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks
(unIess 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 pira.
ton of the two weeks
Given under my hand, al the city of Washington
this eighteenth day of February ammo Domini 1871
M VAN buren,
BY the President
JaMES WHTcoMn,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTlON CLAIMANTS
Every person claiming the night of pre-empuon
To- land IN any of the townships designated in this
proclamation, in virtue OF the provisions of the act Of