The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-17
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES.

| the United States Of America, do hereby declare
| al d make known, that PUBLIC SALES will b
| held al The und, rmontioned Land Offices in th
STA TIE OF ILLINOIS at the periods hereinafle
designated, TO wit
AT the Land Office at DIXON, commencing OF
Monday the heelh day OF august next for the dspo
sal of the public lands within the undermentionet
townships and fractional townships, VIZ:
North Of the Base Line and East Of III,
Fourth Principal Meridian.
| Fractional township twenty SIX, If range one.
Fractional townships twenty-five and twenty SIX
OF range two.
Township TWEEN y-six, of range three.
townships twenty seven and twenty eight, 6nd
fractional iownsbip.twenty mine OF range five.
Fractional township eighteen, north of the old In
oan boundary oil ranges SIX seven, eight nine, ten
and eleven.
townships nincte.n n, twenty three, twenty four
twenty five, and lwenty.siK ofrange six
townships nineteen, twenty, twsnty-foUr, twenty
h'e, and t~epiy-si1, OF range seven.
townships nineteen, twenty, twenty-eight and
fractional township twenty nine, of range eight.
townships nineteeD, twenty, twenty eight, and
fractional township twenty-nine, ofranee nine.
townships nineteen, twenty and twenty one of
ranges ten and eleven
North OfMe Base Line and East of The Third
Principal Meridian.
The part of township 'hiriy-fve north of the old
Indian boundary line and the south fraction Of the
southeast quarter Of section twelve in township forty
si1, OF range one.
North Of The Base Line and Hest ofMe Third
Principal MERIDIAN
East half OF the southeast quarter of section
teen, an' west half of the southeast quarter of section
thirty, IN township ibiriy-two, of range one
At the Land Office at CHICAGO, commencing
on Monday the nineteenth day of August next for the
N he a. bar. nd Ia
wit:
North ofMe Base Line and East ofthe Third
Principal Meridian.
The p 1T Of township thirty mine, 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 dissection six in township forty
of range eight.
North half Of section eight and the norheas, quar-
ter OF section eighteen, IN township thiry-eishl, Of
range eight.
Northwest quarter of section thirty five in township
thirty-seven, of range SIX
Southwest quarter Of section eleven, in township
thirty-eght, 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-nine, OF range ten
Al 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
tional section four which is the site of old Fort
Ed,cards in township four north Of range nine west
of the Attn principal meridian.
At the Land Office at DANVlLLE, commencing
on Monday, the t,eentysirh day OF August next for
the disposal Of the puoc lands within the limits Of
the aforementioned townships, to w.t.
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-seyen, twenty eight, twenty
nine and thirty, of range zen.
Townships twenty-sryen, twenty-eight twenty
nine ard thirty, of r-nge eleven.
townships twenty-six, 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 sooner disposed Of 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 band, at the city Of Washington,
this second day OF May, Ammo Domini one thousand
eight hundred and forty four.
JOHN TYLER.
By the President;
THos II BLAKE,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.