The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-20
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES.


N pursuance oflaw, JoRE Tyler, President Of
the United States of America do hereby declare,
ard make known, that PUBLIC SALES will DO
held at The aforementioned Land Offices In the
STA TIE OF ILLINOIS, al the periods hereinafter
designated, 10 wit;
Al the Land Office at DIXON, commencing On
Monday the t9elfA day of .agas. next for the dis ~
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, If range one.
Fractional townships twenty-five and twenty six,
of range two.
Township tweny-six, of range three.
townships twenty seven and tweny-eight, and
fractional township. twenty 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-t three, twenty four
twenty i've, and twenty-sir of range six
lownshii nineteen, twenty tw,nty-iouT, twenty
i've, and tweniy-six, of range seven.
townships nineteen, twenty. tweniy-eight, and
fractional township twenty nine, of range eight.
townships nineteeD, twenty, twenty eight, and
fractional township twenty mine, ofrsnpe nine.
townships nineteen, twenty and twenty -one, of
ranges ten and eleven.
North Of THE Base Line and East of The Third
Principal Meridian.
The pant of township thirty -fve, north of the old
Indian boundary line, and the south fraction Of the
southeast quarter Of section twelve in township forty
Sx, of range one.
North Of The Base Line and Vest ofthe Third
Principal Meridian.
East half OF the southeast quarter of section
ieen and west half of the southeast quarter of section
thirty, in township ihiriy-wo, FRANCE one.
Al the Land Office at CHICAGO, commen cling
he n N neYt far
disposal OF the public lands hereinafter described to
wit
North ofMe Base Line and East ofhe Third
Principal Meridian.
The p 1T of township thrty-nine lying north of
the old Ind Ian 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 section 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 fve in township
thirty seven, Of range SIX.
Southwest quarter of section eleven, in township
tblTty-eisht, oil 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 -nine, 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 frac-
tonal section four, on which the site OF old Fort
Edcads in township four north, Of range nine west
OF the 4th principal meridian.
AT the Land Office at DANVILLE commencing
on Monday, the hcentysi 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 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-sevenr wenty-eight, twenty
nine and thirty, of range ten.
townships twenty-s,ven twenty eight, twenty
nine ard thirty, of r.nge eleven.
townships twenty-slx twenty-seven and twenty
eight except the western tier 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, or other purposes, will be excluded from
sale.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(uness the lands disposed off, and no long
err and private entries Of land in the townships so
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 Donini one thousand
eight hundred and forty-four.
BY the President;
IHos II. BLAKE,
COu,BissiOaer Of The General Land Office.