The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-12
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE u STATES
TN pursuance of law, ], MARTIN VAN BuREN Pre-
i sidcnt 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
posal of the public lands within the limits Of the
dermen,ic ned townships, to wit;
North Of the base line and east of the third principal
meridian.
Il, Enshp thirty eight, of range six
Township thirty-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 northeast quarter
and the north half of the northwest quarter in section
three, in township thirty nine 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
fortysix, bordering on the Wisconsin Territory OF
range eleven.
Sections one to SIX inclusive in township forty,
fractional township fortyone Except the north halt
Of section seyen 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 DIXON, (late Galena, com
msncing on Monday the sixteenth Of August next,
for the disposal Of the public lands within the limits
Of the aforementioned townships, to wit:
iNUFW " btt OdSe una cast " We JOuTW
meridian
fractional townships twenty six and twenty-seven,
bordering 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 on the mississippi river, Of range three
townships twenty and twenty -one, of ranke six.
Townships twenty-one and twenty-five of range
Townships twenty one, twenty-five, twenty three
twenty four, twentyf five, twenty six, and twenty Sc
ven, of range eight.
Townships twenty-five, twenty three, twenty four
twenty five, twenty-six and twenty SEVEN of range
nine.
Townships twenty-five, twenty-three, twenty four
twenty-five, twenty. and twenty-eight of range
ten.
Townships twenty FIVE, twenty six, twenty seven
and twenty eight, of range eleven.
North Of the base line, and ,oest Of The fourth princi
pal meridian.
Fractional townships twenty-seven and twenty
eight bordering the Mississippi river, except
tons thirteen and twenty four in the latter, of range
Fractional townships twenty eight and twenty nine
bordering the Mississippi rlver, of range two.
Fractional section seventeen, in township seventeen
of range two.
part OF Island Numbered FIVE lying in Rock liver with
in the limits of township fortythree, north of range
one, cast 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-
pdimerddn.
Fractional townships two and three bordering on
the Illinois river, of range three.
Lands appropriated by law, for the Of schools,
military OF other purposes, will be excluded from sale.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(unless the lands are sooner disposed Off and no
longer and no private entries of land in the town
ships offered will be admitted until after the e1pira-
ton of the two weeks
Given under my hand at the city Of Washington,
this eighteenth day of February, ammo Domini iS4l
NJ VAN buren,.
BY the President.
JAMES WHrTcoMB,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTIoN CLAIMANTS