The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-04-27

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES
r N pursuance of law, /, MARTIN VAN buren,, Pre-
i sdent of the United States of America do hereby
declare and make known that public sales will bs
held ut the aforementioned Land Offices in the Stat,
of Illinois at the periods hereinafter designated, tt
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
dermentoned townships, to wit:
North Of the base line, and east Of The third principal
meridian.
Township thirty eight, of range six.
Township thirty eight, Of range seven.
Townships thirty eight, Thirty mine, and forty,
cep the east half of the southeast quarter, the
half and northwest quarter of the northeast quarter
and the north half Of the northwest quarter in section
three, in township thirty mine of range eight
Township forty five and township forty-sx, border.
ing on the Wisconsin Territory Of range ten.
Township forty-four and forty-fve, and township
forty six, bordering on the Wisconsin Territory, Of
range eleven.
Sections to six, inclusive, in township forty
fractional township forty-one Except the north hall
of section seven the northeast quarter of section
township forty three and fractional townships forty
four, forty-f and forty-six, bordering Lake
Michigan, of range twelve.
At the Land Office at DIX ON, Qlate Galena com
mencing 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 the Mississippi river and fractional town
ship tweny-eigh 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 -four and twenty five,
bordering on the mississippi nver, Of range three.
Townships twenty and twenty-one, Of range six.
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Townships twenty-o ne, twenty-five, twenty three,
twenty -four, twenty-five, twenty six, and twenty Sc
ven, of range eight.
Townships twenty-five twenty-three, twenty-four,
twenty five twenty six, and twenty of range
nine.
Townships twenty-five twenty three, twenty four,
twenty five, twenty-six and twenty-eght OF range
ten.
Townships twenty -fvc twenty-six, twenty-seven,
and twenty eight, of range eleven.
North Of the base line, and icest Of The fourth Princ-
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
in the limits of township forty-hree, 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 the
disposal of the public lands within the limits of the
aforementioned fractional townships, to wit
North of he base line and east Of The fourth princi
pal meridian.
Fractional townships two and three, bordering on
the Illinois river, of range three
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,
(unless the lands are sooner disposed of) and no
longer and private entries of land in the town
ships offered will be admitted until after the expra-
ton 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.