The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-17
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES.

/ 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
AT the Land Office at DIXON, commencing on
Monday the hosh day of .4ugus. next for the dspo-
sal of The public lands within the undermen toned
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 twenty -six,
of range two.
Township twen'y-six, of range three.
Townships twenty seven and twenty-eight, and
fractional township twenty nine of range five.
Fractional township 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 FRANCE six
townships nineteen, twenty, twenty-four, twenty
five, and twenty-six, of range seven.
townships nineteen, twenty, twenty-eght, and
fractional township twenty -nine of range eight.
Townships nineteen, twenty tweny elght, and
fractional township twenty mine, Orange nine.
townships nineteen, twenty and twent y-one, Of
ranges ten and eleven.
North ofthe Base Line and East Of The Third
Principal Meridian
The part Of tow nship thrly-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 Hest Of the Third
Principal Meridian.
East half of the southeast quarter of section
teen and west half of the southeast quarter of section
thirty, in township thrty-two, of range one.
At 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 of The Base Lime 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 northwest quarter dissection SIX, IN township foity,
of range eight
North half Of section eight and the northeast quar-
ter OF section eighteen, township thirty eight, of
range eight.
Northwest quarter of section thirty five township
thirty seven, of range six.
Southwest quarter OF section eleven, IN township
thirty eight, OF range ten.
West half Of the southwest quarter of section
twenty two in township forty six, Of range twelve
Northeast fractional quarter of fractional section
ten, in township thirty nine, OF range eight.
Southwest quarter of section aiue, ia township for
ty-sX, OF range twelve.
Northeast quarter of section eleven, in township
thirty OF range ten.
At the Land Office at QUINCY, commencing on
Thursday, the eighth day Of august next, fc the dis
posa OF the public lands within the limits of frac-
uonsl section four on which the site of old Fort
Edloards in township four north of range nine west
OF the 4th principal meridian.
At the Land Office at DANVILLE, commencing
Monday, the hoesfy sirth Gay Of august neat for
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
coRd Principal Meridian.
Townships twenty eight, twenty nine and thirty. of
range fourteen.
North of the Base Line and East Of the
Third Principal Meridian
Townships twenty-scven, twenty eight. twenty.
nine and thirty, OF range nine
q xnsh,ps tweuty-seven, twenty-eght, twenty
nine aud thirty, of range ten.
Townships twenty-s ven, twenty-eight, twenty
nine al thirty, of r.nge eleven.
townships twenty-sx twenty-seven and twenty
eight except the western tier, 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, will be excluded from
sale.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
unless the lands sooner disposed Of and no long
err and no private entries Of land m the townships so
offered will be admitted, until after the expiration OF
the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city Of Washington,
this second day of May, Ammo Domini one thousand
eight hundred and forty-four.
By the President
THos. II BLAKE,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.