The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-05-14

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE u STATES
I'm pursuance of law, ], 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 Michigan at the periods hereinafter designated
wit:
At the Land Office at GENESSEE, commencing
Monday the twenty first day of June next for the
disposal Of the public lands lying within the limits Of
the aforementioned townships, to wit
North Of the base line, and east Of the meridian.
Townships twenty nine and thirty, of range one.
Townships twenty mine and thirty, Of range two.
Townships twenty nine and thirty, Of range three.
Townships twenty-eight, Twenty-Five, and thirty,
of range four.
Townships twenty-eghi, twenty-nine, and thirty,
Of range five.
Townships twenty eight, twenty nine, and thirty,
Townships twcnty-cight, twenty nine, and Thirty,
of range seven.
Township twenty-eight and fractional township
twenty nine, bordering on Lake Huron, of range
eight.
Fractional townships twenty eight and twenty nine,
bordering on Lake Huron, Of range nine.
AT the Land Office at IONA, commencing on
Monday, the fifth day Of July next for the disposal Of
the public lands lying within the limits of the under
mentioned townships, to wit:
North Of the base line, and ,rest ofkhc meridian.
Townships twenty one, twenty-five twenty three,
twenty-four twenty-five, twenty-sx, twenty seven,
thirty one, and ihiny-two, of range six.
Townships twenty one, twenty-five twenty three,
twentyfour twenty-five, twenty six, thirty one, and
thrty-tw of range seven.
Townships thirty-one and thirty-two Of range
eight.
fractional townships thIy-onc and thirty-two, Dor
dering on Grand Traverse bay, of range nine.
Fractional township thirty two, bordering on Grand
Traverse bay, of range ten.
Fractional townships thirty and thirty-two bor-
dering on Lake Michigan, OF range eleven.
Fractional township thiry-one bordering lake
Michigan, of range twelve.
Lands appropriated, by law, for the use Of schools
military other purposes will be excluded from sale
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks, Gun
less the lands sooner disposed of and longer
and private entries of land the tow nshps so Of
cred will be admitted until after the expiration of the
two weeks.
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washington,
this eighteenth day of February, ammo Domini ls4l
M. VAN buren,.
By the President:
JAMES WHITcoMB
Commissioner of the General Land Office
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS
Every person claiming the right Of pre- emption to
land in any of the townships designated in this proc
lamation in virtue of the provisions of the of 22d
June 1888, extended and modified by the act of LIST
June S40 of the provisions of the latter act grant
ing certain privileges another class Of settlers,
quested TO prove the TO the satisfaction of the
Register and Receiver of the proper land Office and
make payment therefor practicable after see
ing this notice and before the day appointed for the
of the public sale of the land above
designated; otherwise such claims will be forfeited.
JAMES WHITCOMB,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
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