The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-09
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES.

IN pursuance of law, ] JOHN TYLER, President o
i the United States Of America, do hereby declare
and make known, that PUBLIC SALES will b
held at the aforementioned Land Offices in thu
STATE OF ILLINOIS, at the periods here'natte
designated, to wit:
At the Land Office a, DIXON, commencing OF
Monday the t,celh day of aNgs. next for the dispo
sal of the public lands within the undermentionet
townships and fractional townships, Viz;
North of the Base Line and East Of the
Fourth Principal Meridian.
Fractional township twenty six, Of lange one.
Fractional townships twenty-five and twen,y-six
Of range two.
Township twen'y-six, Of range tnfee.
Townships twenty seven and twenty eight, and
fractional township wenty mine of range five.
Fractional township eighteen, north Of the old In
dian boundary, Of ranges six, seven, eight nne ten
and eleven.
Townships nineteen, twenty-three, twensy-four
twenty five, and twenty-sx Orange six:
Townships Nineteen twenty, twenty-iour, twenty-
Eve, and tweniy-s 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 twenty nine, ofrange nine.
Townships nineteen, twenty and twenty-one, OF
ranges ten and eleven.
North ofthe Base Line and East Of the Thi:d
Principal Meridian.
ne part OF township tnlrty-uVe, nOItu oI INC ou
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 ofthe Third
Principal Meridian.
East half of the southeast quarter of section
tecn and west half Of the southeast quarter OF section
thirty, in township thirty-two, OF range one.
AT the Land Office at CHICAGO, commencing
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disposal OF the public lands hereinafter described, to
wit:
North ofMe Base Line and East ofthe Third
Principal Meridian.
The part of township thirty nine, lying north OF
tho old Indian boundary, of range twelve.
East half Of the northw quarter and the west
half Of the northeast quarter OF section fourteen and
the northwest quarter dissection six in township fosty,
Of range eight.
North half Of section eight, and the northeast quar-
tor Of section eighteen, in township thirty eight, of
range eight
Northw est quarter of section thirty five township
thirty seven, of range six.
Southwest quarter of section eleven, in township
thrty-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 nine, in township for
ty-sx Of range twelve.
Northeast quarter Of section eleven, in township
thirty nine, Of range ten
Al the Land office at QUINCY commencing on
Thursday, the eighth day of august next, for the dis
poss of the public lands within the limits OF frac-
tional section four, which IS the site of old Fort
Eds0ards in township four north Of range nine west
of the Attn principal meridian
At the Land Office at DANVlLLE, commencing
Monday, the hcsniy-irth Gay 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 Hest Of the Sc
cond Principal Meridian.
Townships twenty eight, twenty and thirty OF
range fourteen.
North of the Base Line and East of the
Third Principal Meridian
townships twenty-sevep, twcnty-egbt, twenty
nine and thirty, OF range nine
townships twenty-seven, twenty-eght, twenty
nine and thirty, of range ten
Townships twenty-s.vcn, twenty eight, twenty
nine ard thirty, of range eleven.
Townships tventy-six, twenty-seven and twenty
eight except the western tier, sections six,
eighteen, nineteen, thirty and thirty one, in each
tow nshp, 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
(uness the lands disposed Of and no long
err and private entries of land in the townships
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 DomA thousand
eight hundred and forty -four.
JOHN TYLER.
BY the President;
THos. II BLAZE,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PREEMPTION CLAIMANTS
Every person entitled to the right of pre-emption