The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-25
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES.

TN pursuance of law | JOHN TYLER, President OF
the limited States of America do hereby declare,
and make known, that PUBLIC SALES VIII be
held AT 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 teslfh day Of august next for the dlspo
sal of the public lands within the undermen''ohed
townships and fractional townships, VIE:
North of the Base Line and East Of the
Fourth Principal Meridian
Fractional township twenty six, Of range one.
Fractional townships twenty-hve and twen'y'sn'
of range two.
Township tweny-six, of range three.
Townships twenty seven and twenty-eight, and
fractional township. twenty mine 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 i've and twenty-six Orange six.
TOWNSHIPS nineteen, twenty twenty-fouT, twenty
five and twenty-six OF range seven
Townships nineteen, twenty, twenty-eight, and
fractional township twenty nine, Of range eight.
Townships nineteen, twenty, twenty-eight, and
fractional tow nshp twent y-nine, Orange nine.
Townships nineteen, twenty and twenty -one, Of
ranges ten and eleven
North ofthe Base Line and East Of the Third
Principal Meridian.
The part of township lhiry-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 ofthe Third
Principal Meridian.
East half Of the southeast quarter of section
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
on Monday the nneteenM day of August next, for the
disposal of the public lands hereinafter described to
wit:
North ofthe Base Line and East o fine Third
Principal Meridian.
The part of township thirty-nine, lying north of
the old Inda boundary, Of range twelve.
East half of the north west quarter and the west
half of the northeast quarter OF section fourteen and
the northwest quarter of section SIX, in township forty
of range eight.
North half of section eight and the northeast quar-
of section eighteen, in township thrty-eghl, 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-s of range twelve.
Northeast fractional quarter of fractional section
ten, in township thrty-nlne, Of range eight.
Southwest quarter OF section nine IN township Tor
ty-sx, OF range twelve.
Northeast quarter Of section eleven, in township
irty-pine, 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 frac-
tional section four, which the site Of old Fort
Ehoards in township four north, of range nine west
Of the 4th principal meridian.
At the Land Office at DANVILLE, commencing
on Monday, the toenty-sirt 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 Vest Of the Sc
cond Principal Meridian.
Townships twenty.eight, twen,y-nne and thirty. OF
range fourteen.
North of the Base Line and East Of the
Third Principal Meridian.
Townships twenty-seven, twenty weight, twenty.
nine and thirty, Of range nine.
Townships twenty-seven, twenty eight, twenty
nine and thirty, Of range ten.
townships twenty-seyen, twenty-eght, twenty
nine aud thirty, of range eleven.
Townships twenty-six, twenty 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, or 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 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 Domia one thousand
eight hundred and iorty-four.
JOHN TYLER,
BY the President
THos. II. BLAKE,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PREEMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to the right Of presumption