The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-09-02
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES.


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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES
TN pursuance of law, ] JoHN TYLER, President Of
L 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: tl rrt
At the Land Office at DIXON, commencing on
Monday the hoelh day of august next, for the dspo-
sal Of the public lands within the aforementioned
owhships and fractional townships, viz: t,l.&
North of the Base Line and East of The
Fourth Principal Meridian.
Fractional township twenty six of range one.
Fractional townships twenty live and twenty six,
of range two tt t
Township twen'y-six, Of range three. .lt
Townships twenty and twenty-eight, and
fractional township wenty nina of range five 1854
Fractional township eighteen, north OF the old In
dian boundary, of ranges six, seven, eight nine, ten
and eleven. t1 iiE
Townships nineteen, twenty three, twenty four,
twenty five, and twenty-six ofrange six N3R btF
townships nineteen, twenty, twenty-four, twenty
FIVE and tweny-six of range seven. Utits
townships nineteen, twenty, twenty-eight, and
fractional tow nship twenty nine of range eight.
Townships nineteen, twenty twenty-eght, and
fractional township ty-nne, otrange nine.
Townships nineteen, twenty and twenty zone, Of
ranges ten and eleven. W ESQ us .!
North ofhe Base Line and East of The Third
Principal Meridian.
The part of ownship ,hiry-fve, north of the old
Indian boundary line, and the south fraction of the
southeast quarter of section twelve in township forty
SIX of range one. f-r
North Of the Base Line and Vest ofthe Third
Principal Meridian.
East half of the southeast quarter of section seven
teen and west half of the southeast quarter Of section
thirty, in township thirty-two, Of range one. '
At the Land Office at CHICAGO, commencing
Monday the nineteenth day of August next for the
disposal OF the public lands hereinafter described to
wit
North ofthe Base Line and East o. He Third
Principal Meridian
The part of township ihrty-nine lying north of
the old Indian boundary, of range twelve.
East half of the northwest quarter and the west
half of the northeast quarter of section fourteen, and
the northwest quarter dissection six in township forty,
Orange eight
North half Of section eight, and the northeast quar-
ter Of section eighteen, in township thirty eight, Of
range eight. '
Northwest quarter of section thirty FIVE, in township
hirtyseven, Of range SIX
Southwest quarter Of section eleven, in township
ihlrty-eigbt, OF range ten
Northeast fractonal quarter Of fractional section
ten 10 township thirty-nIne, Of range eight.
Southwest quarter of section nine, n township Tor
N.six of range twelve.
Northeast quarter OF section eleven, IN township
hlrty mine, Of range ten.
AT the Land Office at QUINCY, commencing on
Thursday the eighth day of august next, for the dis
posal of the public lands within the limits OF rsc-
ional section four on which the site Of old Fort
,n t,,. four pnrfh n ranp m
of the 4th principal meridian.
At the Land Office at DANVILLE, commencing
on Monday, the ,centysirih Gay OF fugua next, ior
the Disposal Of the public lands within the limits OF
the aforementioned townships, to wit;
North Of the Base Line and Vest Of the Sc
cond Principal Meridian. ISL
Townships twenty eight, twenty-one and thirty. of
range fourteen
North of The Base Line and East Of the
Third Principal Meridian.
Townships twenty-seven, twenty eight, twenty
nine aud thirty, of range nine
Townships twenty seven, twenty-eight, twenty
nine and thirty, of range ten. .-..
Townships tweDty-styen, twenty-eght, twenty
nine ar d thirty, Of range eleven.
Townships twenty-six, twenty-seven and twenty
eight except the western tier, or sections six, seven
eighteen, nineteen, thirty and thirty one, In each
township, Of range seven.
Lands appropriated by law for the use OF schools,
military, or other purposes, wall be excluded from
sale
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks
(unlcss the lands disposed off, and no long
err and private entries of land IN the townships sc
offered will be admitted, until after the expiration OF
the Two weeks. y .. .... ... ..
Given under my hand at the city of Washington
this second day of May, Ammo Domini one thousand
eight hundred aud forty -iour. r
,. JOHN TYLER.
BY the President;
THos. II, BLAZE,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office
NOTICE TO PREENPTION CLAIMANTS
Every person entitled to the right OF pre-emptoI
TO any lands within the limits Of the townships above
enumerated is required to cssbl sh the same to th'
satisfaction OF the Register and Receiver OF the pro
per Land Office, and make payment therefor as 500
practicable ler seeing d,is notice, and before the da
appointed for the commencement Of the pubic sa'
OF The township, embracing the tract claimed aboy'
designated; otherwise such claim will be forfeited
THO. H. BLAKE,
Commissioner Of uie General Land ONCE.
May 10. .,....