The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-19
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES

BY The PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES
TN pursuance of law, l. MARTIN Van BuREs, 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, CONNIE ncing on
Monday the ninth day Of August next for the dis
posal OF the public lands within the limits Of the
dermention ned townships, TO wit
North Of he base line and east Of The third principal
meridan.
II rDshp thirty eight, Of range six.
Township thiry-eght, OF range seven
townships thirty eight, Thirty nine, and forty, :
cep, the cast half Of the southeast quarter the east
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 tow nship fort six border
ing the Wisconsin Territory, of range ten.
Township forty four and forty five and township
fory-six, bordering on the Wisconsin Territory, Of
range eleven.
Sections to six, inclusive, in township forty
fractional township fony-one Except the north halt
Of section seven the northeast quarter of section
in township forty three and fractional townships forty
four, orty-hse, and forty -six, bordering on Lake
Michigan, Of range twelve.
AT the Land Office at DIXON, (late Gaena com
mencing Monday the sixteenth Of August next,
for the disposal OF the public lands within the limits
OF the aforementioned townships, TO wit
North IF NE base line, and east Of the fourth principal
mertdinn
Fractional tow nshps twenty. six and twenty sew en-
bordering the Msslsopp river and fractional
ship twenty eight, except sections seventeen, twenty
and twenty one, of range
Fractional townships twenty-five and twenty six
bordering on the Mississippi river, Of range two.
Fractional nshIs twenty -four and twenty five
bordering on the Mississippi river, Of range three
Townships twenty and twenty -onc, Of range SIX.
Townships twenty-one and twenty-five Of range
seven.
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twenty four, twenty five, twenty si1 and twenty Sc
ven, Of range eight
Townships twenty two, twenty three, twenty four
twenty five, twenty-sx and twenty SEVEN Of range
nine,
Townships twenty two, twenty three, twenty four
twenty five, twenty six and twenty eight of range
ten,
Townships twenty FIVE, twenty six, twonty- seven
and twenty eight Of range eleven.
North N The base line and loest Of the fourh prtnc
pal meridian.
Fractional townships twenty seven and twenty
eight, bordering the Mississippi river, except sec
tons thirteen and twenty four in the latter Of rang,
Fractional townships twenty eight and twenty nine
bordering on the Mississippi river, of range two.
fractional section seventeen in township seventeen
Of rangetwo
Islands numbered one, two, three and four, and
part of Island numbered five ly ne 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 th,
disposal of the public lands within the limits of the
aforementioned fractional townships, to wit
North of the base line, and east Qf the fourth princi-
pal meridian.
Fractional townships two and three bordering on
the Illinois riser of range three.
Lands appropriated by law, for the Of schools
military o. other purposes, viii be excluded from sale
The sales viii each be- kept open for weeks,
(unless Che lands sooner disposed Of and no
longer and no private entries of land in the town.
ships offered will be admitted until after the expifa.
ton of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city Of Washington,
this eighteenth day of February, ammo Domini. 1911
NJ VAN BUREN,
BY the President
JtMEs WHiTcoMB,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person claiming the right of prescription
10 land IA any OF the townships designated in this
proclamation virtue Of tho provisions of the OF