The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-13
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES.

TN pursuance of law, JonN TYLER, President OF
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 ttveh day of August next 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, Of range one.
Fractional townships twenty -tyc and twenty six,
of range two.
Township TWEEN y-six, of range three.
Townships twenty seven and iwenty-eight, ana
fractional township wenty- mine OF range hve
Fractional township eighteen, north of the old In
dian boundary Of ranges six seven eight, nne, ten'
and eleven.
Townships nineteen, twenty-lhree, twenty-four
twenty five and twenty-six range SIX
Townships nineteen, twenty twenty-tour, twenty
FIVE, and twenty-slx, OF range seven.
Townships nineteen, twenty, tweny-eight, and
fractional township twenty nine, of range eight
Townships nineteen, twenty, twenty EIGHT, anu
fractional township twenty -nine ofrange nine.
Townships nineteen, twenty and twenty lone, of
ranges ten and eleven.
North ofthc Base Line and East ofhe Third
Principal Meridian.
The part of tow nship ihirty-five 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 oft 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 sectlan
thirty, in township lhiriy-two, of range one.
on Monday the nineteenth day of August next, for the
disposal of the public lands hereinafter described 10
wit:
North ofhe Base Line and East ofhe Third
Principal Meridian.
The part of township thirty mine, lying north of
tie old Ind an 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 norheas, quar-
ter Of section eighteen, IN township thir,y-eight of
range eight
Northwest quarter Of section thirty five in township
thirty-se OF range six.
Southwest quarter Of section eleven, 10 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, 40 township thirty -nlne, OF range eight
Southwest quarter OF section niue, In township for
ty-six, of range twelve.
Northeast quarter Of section eleven, IN township
thirty-piDe, OF range ten.
Al the Land Office at QUINCY, commencing on
Thursday, the egh day Of .iugus next for the dis
posal Of the public lands within the limits OF frsc-
tonal section four, which the site Of old Fort
Edosrds in township four north. Of range nine west
Of the Attn principal meridian.
At the Land Office at DANVII.LE, commencing
Monday, the hoeniysirih 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 Neridian
Townships twenty eight, twenty mine and thirty. OF
range fourteen.
North of the Base Line and East Of The
Third Principal Meridian.
Townships twepiy-seven, tweu,y-e,ght, twenty
nine and thirty, OF range nine
Townships tweuty-seyen, twenty-eight twenty
nine and thirty, OF range ten.
Townships twenty-seven, twenty eight, twenty
nine a. thirty, of rsnge eleven.
Townships twenty-six, t~epty-scyen and twenty.
eight except the western tier or sections six, seven
eighteen, nineteen, thirty aud thirty one, 40 eaeh
ownsbip, of range seven.
Lands appropriated by law for the Of schools
military, other purposes, viii be excluded Iron
sale.
The sales will 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 u
offered will be admitted, until after the expiration o.
the two weeks.
Given under my hand, a, the city Of Washington
this second day OF May, Ammo Domiai one thousand
eight hundred and forty flour.
JOHN TYLER
BY the President
Tuos. II BLAss,
Commissioner Of the General Land og!os
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTION CLAIMANTS
Every person entitled to the right of pre-ompto'
to any lands within the limits OF the townships above
enumerated is required to establish the same TO Tbs
satisfaction of the Register and Receiver OF The pro
per Land Office, and make payment therefor as soo'
aspracicnbs aler seeing this notice, and before The ds
appointed for the commencement of the public SAT-
OF the township, embracing the tract claimed allow
designated; otherwise such CLAIM will be forfeited.
THO II, BLAKE,
Commissioner Of the General Land O6tce.
May 10.