The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-10
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES

BY The PRESIDENT OF The U. STATES
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 the aforementioned Land Offices in the State
of Illinois at the periods hereinafter designated to
wit
Monday the ninth day of August next, for the dis
posa Of the public lands within the limits Of tho I'M
dermentiened townships, to wit:
North Of the base line, and east of the third principal
meridian.
Il, rnship thry-eight, of range six
Township thiry-eight, Of range seven.
Townships thirty-eght, 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 tow nshp forty six, border
ing on the Wisconsin Territory of range ten.
Tow shp forty four and forty five, and township
forty-six, bordering on the Wisconsin Territory, Of
range eleven.
Sections one to six inclusive, in township forty
fractional township fony-one (except the north half
of section scven the northeast quarter of section
in township forty three and fractional townships forty
four forty-f five, and forty-six, bordering on Lake
Michigan, of range twelve.
AT the Land Office at DIX ON (ate 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
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 toui and twenty FIVE
bordering on the Misssssippi rver 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 twentyslx, and twenty Sc
ven, of range eight.
townships twenty-five twenty-three, twenty four,
twenty five, twentysix, 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-siI, twenty seven,
and twenty-eight, of range eleven.
North Of the base line and uest 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 on the Mississippi river 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 liver with
in the limits Of township fortythree, north of range
one, east of the third principal meridian.
AT the Land Office at QUINCY CONNIE ncing
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 he base line and east Of tbs fourth princi-
pal meridian.
Fractional townships two and three bordering on
the Illinois nver, OF range three.
Lands appropriated by law, for the use of schools,
military or other purposes will be excluded from sale.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(unless 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 expira-
ton OF the two weeks.
Given under my hand, at the city of Washington
this eighteenth day Of February, ammo Domini is4I
M. VAN BUREN,
BY the President
JAMES WHIrcoMB,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTION CLAIMANTS
Every person claiming the right of presumption
to land in any Of the townships designated IN this
prnr nf of Tho If