The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-15
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES.

TN pursuance ofIaw, 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:
At the Land Office at DIXON, commencing on
Monday the toefh day of august next, for the dispo-
sal ofthe 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 sx of range one.
Fractional townships twenty-five and twenty six,
of range two.
Township TWEEN y-six, Of range three
Townships twenty seven and twenty-eight, and
fractional township, twenty nine OF range bse
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-iour, twenty
FIVE, and twenty-sx of range seven.
townships nineteen, twenty, twenty-eight, and
fractional township twenty nine, of range eight
Townships nineteen, twenty, twenty-elght and
fractional township twenty -nine, ofrange 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 ihirty-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 West 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 thirty-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 ofhe Base Line and East Of The Third
Principal Meridian.
The part 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 township forty
of range eight.
North half Of section eight and the northeast quar-
ter Of section eighteen, township thirty OF
range eight.
Northwest quarter of section thirty five in township
thirty seven, of range six.
Southwest quarter Of section eleven, in township
thrty-eght, of range ten.
West half of the southwest quarter of section
twenty two, in township fortysix, of range twelve.
Northeast fractional quarter of fractional section
ten, In township thrty-nlne, OF range eight.
Southwest quarter of section nine, in township for
ty-six, Of range twelve.
Northeast quarter of section eleven, in township
thrty-pne, 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 is the site of old Eor
Ed1ards in township four NORTH of range nine west
of the 4th principal meridian.
At the Land Office at DANVILLE, commencing
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, 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 eight, twenty
nine and thirty, of range ten.
Townships twenty-srven, twenty eight, twenty
nine ard thirty, of r,nge eleven.
Townships twenty six, twenty seven and twenty
eight except the western tier sections six, seven
eighteen, nineteen, thirty and thiry-one, In eacf
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
offered will be admitted until after the expiration o
the two weeks
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washington
this second day OF May, Ammo DomHi one thousand
eight hundred and forty-four.
JOHN TYLER.
BY the President;
THos. H. BLAZE,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS
Every person entitled to the right of pre-emPtioi
TO any lands within the limits Of the townships abov
enumerated is required to establish the same to tn
satisfaction of the Register and Receiver OF the pro
per Land Okce and make payment therefor as soo'
practicable after seeing this notice, and before the da
appointed for the commencement of the public sail
OF the township, embracing the tract claimed, sbov
designated; otherwise such claim will be forfeited.
THO. II. BLAKE,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
May 10.
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