The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-11
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES,

pursuance Of law, | JonN Tyler President oil
L the United States Of merica do hereby declare
and make known, that PUBLIC SALES will be
held at the aforementioned Land Offices in the
STA lie OF ILLINOIS, al the pcriods hereinafter
designated, to Wit:
Az the Land Office at DIXON, convincing on
Monday the tosltA day of August next, for the DISCO
sal Of the public lands within the aforementioned
townships and fractional townships, yz
North Of The Base Line and East Of The
Fourth Principal Meridiafl
Fractional township twenty six Of range one.
Fractional townships twenty live and twenty'sn,
of range two
Township twenly-sx, Of range three.
Townships twenty seven and twenty-eighi, and
fractional township. wenty nine Of range five
Fractional township eighteen, north OF the old In
uah boundary, oil ranges siI, seven, eight nine, ten'
and eleven.
Townships nineteen, twenty-thIee, twenty -four,
twenty hve, and lwenty-si ofrange six.
townships nineteen, twenty, ,w,nty-four, twenty
hVe, ana tweniy-six, OF range seven.
townships nineteen, twenty, twenty eight, and
fractional township twenty nine, Of range eight.
Townships nineteen, twenty, twenty eight, and
fractional township tweniy-nine, ofrsnge nine
townships nineteen, twenty and twenty one, OF
ranges ten aud eleven.
North ofhe Base Line and East Of the Third
Principal Meridian.
The part of township ,hir,y-fve, north of the old
Indian boundary llne and the south fraction of the
Elk, of range one.
North Of The Base Line and Vest otthe Third
Principal Meridian.
East half Of the southeast quarter of section seven
een and west half of the southeast quarter Of Section
thirty, in township tbir,y-two of range one.
Al the Land Office at CHICAGO, commencing
he duv ..f far ht
disposal Of the public lands hereinafter described, to
wit:
North otMe Base Line and East ofMe Third
Principal Meridian.
The 1T Of township thirty 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 of section SIX in township forty
OF range eight
Norh half Of section eight, and the northeast quar-
ter OF section eghtees, IN township thirty-egh' OF
range eight.
Northwest quarter Of section thirty five in township
thirty-seyen, Of range six.
Southwest quarter of section eleven, in township
thirty-elght 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 -nme, OF range eight
Southwest quarter Of section nine, in township for
ty-six, Of range twelve
| Northeast quarter of section eleven, in township
thiry-nine, 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-
tlonal section four, which is the site Of old Fort
Edioards, in township four north Of range nine west
OF the 4th principal meridian.
AT the Land Office at DANVILLE, commencing
on Monday the i,eenfy -sirth 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
co'd Principal Meridian.
Townships twenty Eight, twenty -nne 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 une.
townships twenty-seven, twenty eight, twenty
nine and thirty, Of range ten.
Townships twenty-s.ven, twenty eight, twenty
nine att thirty, of rsnge eleven.
Townships tweDty-six, twenty-seven 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 of schools,
military, or other purposes, will be excluded from
sale.
The sales W III each be kept open for two weeks,
unless the lands disposed Of and no long
err and no private entries of land in the townships 50
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
H.,