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

TN pursuance of law, ] JOHN Tyler, President o
i tho United States Of AMERICA, do hereby declare
and make known, that PUBLIC SALES will b.
held at the underH entioned Land Offices in thu
STATE OF ILLINOIS, At the periods hereinatie
designated, to wit:
At the Land Office a, DIXON, commencing OF
Monday the foeh day Of august next, for the dispo
sal Of the public lands within the undermeniionot
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 tweniy-s'x
of range two.
Township TWEEN y-six, of range three.
Townships twenty seven and twenty and
Fractional township eighteen, north OF the old In
dian boundary, Of ranges six, seven, eight nlne Ten
and eleven.
Townships nineteen, twenty4hrec, twen'y-four'
twenty i've, and twenty-sx ofraDge six
Township - nineteen twenty twtnty-f0ur, twenty
1--WE, and twenty-six, Of range seven
Townships nineteen, twenty, twenty-eght, and
fractional township twenty nine, of range eight
Townships nineteen, twenty, twenty eight, and
fractions nj tow nshp twenty -nine, otrange nine.
Townships nineteen, twenty and twenty-one, OF
ranges ten and eleven.
North ofthc Base Line and East Of The Third
Principal Meridian.
The part of township ,hir,y-6ve, north of the old
Indian boundary line, and the south fraction Of the
southe quarter Of section twelve, in township forty
six, Of range one.
North Of the Base Line and Vest 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, ofraDge one.
At the Land Office at CHICAGO, commencing
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disposal of the pubic lands hereinafter described to
wit:
North ofthe Base Line and East oTthe Third
Principal Meridian
The part of township thrty-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 fsection six in township forty,
of range eight.
North half Of section eight and the northeast quar-
ter Of section eighteen in township thirty eight, OF
range eight.
Northwest quarter of section thirty five in township
thirty of range six.
Southwest quarter Of section eleven, in township
thiry-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
ton, In township thirty -nine, Of range eight.
Southwest quarter Of section nine, in township for
ty-six Of range twelve.
Northeast quarter of section eleven, in township
thirty -pine, OF range ten
At the Land Office at QUINCY commencing on
Thursday the eighh day Of august next, for the dis
Posal Of the public lands within the limits OF frac-
tonai section four, which Is the site Of old for
Edrsrds in township four north, OF range nine west
Of the 4th principal meridian.
Al the Land Office at DANVlLLE, commencing
Monday, the hcentysirfh 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.
range fourteen.
North of the Base Line and East of the
Third Principal Meridian.
Townships twenty-sevcn, twenty eight, twenty
nine and thirty, of range nine.
Townships twenty-seveu, twenty-eight, twenty
nine and thirty, of range ten.
Townships twenty-srven, twenty-eight, twenty.
nine ard thirty, Of rangc eleven.
Townships twenty-six, twenty-seven and twenty
eight except the western ter sections six,
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
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks
(uncss the lands sooner disposed of and no long
err and private entries Of land in the townships
the two weeks
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washington
this second day OF May, Ammo DomIa one thousand
eight hundred and forty-four.
BY the President
THos II BLAKE,
Commis,,on<r Of the General Land Office.