The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-14
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES

TN pursuance Of law, T. MARTIN VAN BuREs Pre-
i sident Of the United States Of America do hereby
declare and make known, that public sales will he
held the aforementioned Land Offices in the State
Of Illinois at the periods hereinafter designated, TO
wit
AT The Land Office at c CHICAGO commencing on
Monday, the ninth day OF August NEXT, for the dis
posa q the public lands within the limits Of the I'M
defnentil ncd townships, to wit
North " he base line and cant of The third principal
meridian.
T. snship thirty eight, Of range six.
Township thirty eight, Of range seven.
Townships thirty eight, thirty nine and forty,
ccpt the half Of the southeast quarter the cast
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
forty-sx bordering on the Wisconsin Territory OF
range eleven.
Sections Ia six inclusive, in township forty,
fractional township fouy-one (excep, the north half
Of section seyen the northeast quarter OF section ten
in township foryhree and fractional townships forty
four, forty-five, and forty six, bordering Lake
Michigan, Of range twelve.
At the Land Office at DIXON, (late Galena, com
mencing Monday, the sixteenth Of August next,
for the disposal Of the public lands within the limits
Of the aforementioned townships, to wit
Ninth u the bdse line, and east of he Iourh principal
merfdidn.
Fractional townships twenty six and twenty seven
bordering on the mississippi nver and fractional town
shptwenty eight, except sections seventeen, twenty,
and twenty-nne, Of range one.
Fractional townships twenty-five and twenty SIX,
bordering on the Misassippi river Of range two.
Fractional townships twenty toui and twenty five,
bordering On he MISSISSIPPI nscr Of range three.
townships twenty and twenty one, OF range SIX.
townships twenty-one and twenty-five, Of range
seven
Townships twenty one, twenty-five, twenty three
twenty four twenty five, twenty sf1, and twenty Sc
ven, Of range eight
Townships twenty two, twenty three, twenty four
twenty FIVE twenty SIX and twenty -seyen, Of range
nine.
Townships twenty two, twenty three, twenty four
twenty five, twentyslx, and twenty eight, of range
ten.
Townships twenty FIVE twcnty-six twenty seven
and twenty eight, OF range eleven.
North n me base line and ,rest Of The fourth princi-
pal meridian
Fractional townships twenty seven and twenty
eight bordering the Mississippi rver except sec
tions thirteen and twenty in the latter Of range
Fractional townships twenty eirh, nd twenty nine
bordering the Mississippi r,er, 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 iser with
the limits of township forty three, north Of range
one, east Of the third principal meridian.
Ai llc Lana ''fIlce Ut AlbtENC j commencing on
Monday the sixteenth day of August next, for the
disposal of the public lands within the limits Of the
aforementioned fractional townships 10 wit
North II he bdse ine, and east n M. fourth princi
pal meridian.
Fractional townships two and three, bordering on
W" Illinois river, Of range three
Land. appropriated, by law, for the Of schools,
military - other purposes will be excluded from sale
! H. sales VIII each In kept open for two weeks,
tunlcss the lands are sooner disposed old and no
longer and no private entries of land in the town
ships offered Will be admitted until after the OK pira-
ton OF the two weeks
Given under my hand, al the city Of Washington,
this eighteenth day Of February, ammo Domin 1871.
NJ. VAN buren,
BY the President.
JAMES WHlrcoMB,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTIoN CLAIMANTS
Every person claiming the right of prescription
Ia land IN any of the townships designated in this
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