The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-16
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES

sums reUitted, but receive our warmest thanks.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES
TN pursuance law, ] JOHN TYLER, President OF
i the United States of America, do hereby declare
and make known, that PUBLIC SALES will be
held at the aforementioned Land Offices in the
STA TIE OF ILLINOIS, at the periods hereinafter
designated, to wit:
At the Land Office at DIXON, commencing on
Monday the t,oelh day of august next for the dspo-
sal of The public lands within the aforementioned
townships and fractional townships, VIZ;
North of the Base Line and East Of the
Fourth Principal Meridian
Fractional township twenty. six, of range one.
Fractional townships twenty-five and tweniy-sM,
of range two.
Township TWEEN y-six, of range three.
Townships twenty seven and twenty-elght, and
fractional township. twenty nine OF range hive.
Fractional tow nshp eighteen north OF the old In
dian boundary, OF ranges SIX seven, eight nine ten
and eleven.
Townships nineteen, twenty-three, twenty-four,
twenty five and twenty-six of range six.
TOWNSHIPS nineteen, twenty twenty-our, twenty
five, and twenty-slx of range seven
Townships nineteen, twenty, twenty-eighf, ana
fractional township twenty nine, OF range eight
Townships nineteen, twenty, twenty-eight, ana
fractional tow nshp twenty mine, of range nine.
Townships nineteen, twenty and twenly-one, OF
ranges ten and eleven.
North ofthe Base Line and East Of the Third
Principal Meridian.
The part of township ,hir,y-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.
North of the Base Line and Vest Of the 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, Orange one.
A, the Land Office at CHICAGO, commencing
on Monday the nineteenth day of August next, for the
disposal OF the public lands hereinafter described to
wit:
North ofhe Base Line and East Of The Third
Principal Meridian.
The part of township thirty mine, 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 nohwes quarter dissection SIX in township forty,
OF range eight.
North half of section eight and the northeast quar-
Of section eighteen, IN township thirty OF
range eight.
Northwest quarter of section thirty five in township
thrty-seyen, of range six.
Southwest quarter of section eleven, in township
thirty -eight, of range ten.
twenty two, in township fortysix, of range twelve.
Northeast fractional quarter of fractional section
ten, In township thirty -nIne, OF range eight.
Southwest quarter of section nine, in township for
ty-sx, of range twelve.
Northeast quarter of section eleven, IN township
thirty-niDe, 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 rac-
tional section four, which the site Of old FOrt
Ed,oards in township four NORTH of range nine ives,
of the 4th principal meridian.
At the Land Office at DANVILLE commencing
on Monday the tosnty-sirih DAY 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 Nest Of the Sc
cond Principal Meridian.
townships ,wenty-eght, twenty-nine and thirty. OF
range fourteen
North of the Base Line and East of the
Third Principal Meridian.
townships twenty-seven, twenty-eight twenty
nine and thirty, Of range nine.
townships twenty-seyen, twenty-elght twenty
nine and thirty, Of range ten.
Townships twenty-s, ven twenty eight, twenty
nine Al d thirty, of rsnge eleven.
Townships twenty-slx, twenty-seyen and twenty
eight except the western tier or sections six, seven
eighteen, nineteen, thirty aud thirty -one, IN each
township, of range seven.
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 disposed off, and no long
err and no private entries of land IN the townships sc
offered will be admitted, until after the expiration Of
the two weeks.
Given under my band, at the city Of Washington
this second day OF May, Ammo Dominl one thousand
eight hundred and forty four.
JOHN TYLER.
BY the President
THos II BLAKE,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTlON CLAIMANTS
Every person entitled to the right Of pre-empuor
to any lands within the limits Of the townships above
enumerated is required to establish the same to the
sstisac ION Of the Register and Receiver OF the pro
per Land Office, and make payment therefor as soor
practicable qler seeing this notice, and before the day
appointed for the commencement Of the public safe
OF the township embracing the tract claimed, above
designated otherwise such claim will be forfeited.
THO H. BLAKE,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office
May 10.