The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-18
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE u. STATES.
BY >. Is. J % n Es.


i the United States of america, do hereby declare,
and make known, that PU BLlC SALES will be
held at the aforementioned Land Offices in the
STATE OF ILLINOIS, at the periods hereinafter
desig naed, to wit Ssa'
At the Land Office at DIXON, commencing on
Monday the toeldh day of august sort for the dispo-
sal of the 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 SIX cf range one.
Fractional townships twenty live and twenty six,
of range two.
Township tweny -six, Of range three.
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 nine, ten,
and eleven.
Townships nineteen, twenty three, twenty four
twenty five, and twenty-six range six.
townships nineteen, twenty, twenty-four, twenty
five, and twenty-sx, of range seven.
townships nineteen, twenty, twenty-eight, and
fractional township twenty nine, of range eight.
Townships nineteen, twenty, twen,y-eght, and
fractional township twenty -nine Orange nine.
Townships nineteen, twenty and twenty one, of
ranges ten and eleven
North ofthc Base Line and East ofMe Third
Principal Meridian.
The part Of tow nship ,hiry-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 thiry-two, Ofrange one.
At the Land Office at CHICAGO commencing
Monday the ninetsenh day of august next, for the
disposal of the public lands hereinafter described to
wit:
North ofMe Base Line and East ofhe Third
Principal Meridian.
The part of township thirty mine, lying north of
tie old Ind 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 dissection SIX in township forty
of range eight.
North half Of section eight, and the northeast quar-
ter of section eighteen in township thirty-eght, of
range eight.
Northwest quarter of section thirty five in 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 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-six, of range twelve.
Northeast quarter of section eleven, in township
thirty-pne, OF range ten.
AT the Land Office at QUINCY, commencing on
Thursday, the eighth day of august next for the dis
pesal of the public lands within the limits of frac-
tionsl section four, which is the site of old Fort
Edioards in township four north Of range nine
of the Attn principal meridian.
At the Land Office at DANVILLE, commencing
Monday, the hoeniy-srth 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 twenty-nn and thirty of
range fourteen.
North of the Base Line and East of The
Third Principal Meridian.
Townships twenty-seyen, twenty-eight, twenty
nine and thirty, Of range nine.
Townships twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty
nine and thirty, of range ten.
townships twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty
nine ard thirty, Of ,rsnge eleven.
Townships twenty twen,y-seven and twenty
eight, except the western tier or sections six, seven,
eighteen, nineteen, thirty and thirty one, in each
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,
(uness the lands disposed Of 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, a, the city of Washington,
this second day of May, Ammo Domini one thousand
eight hundred and foriy-four. ..
BY the President
Tuos. H. BLAKE,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.