The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-01
b. the President of fAs United States.

TN pursuance of law, l. JAMES X. POLK, Pres
i dent of the United States of America, do hereby
declare and make known that public sales VIII D.
held at the aforementioned land Offices, in the Stat
Of ILLINOIS, at the periods hereinafter designa
ted, TO wit: ~
i Al the land Office at DIXON, commencing OF
Monday, the twenty fifth day of August next fol
the disposal Of the following tracts and of the pub
lie lands within the aforementioned townships viz
North Of the base line and east Of the fourth principe
| meridian.
Marshall's Island, embracing part Of section one
in township nineteen, and section thirty-six in
township twenty, of range one.
/ Fractional sections eight and seventeen on Cat
tail point, in township twentyone, of range three
Fulton's Island, embracing parts Of sections three
nine ten, and twenty-one, in township twenty-five
and OF sections ten, eleven fourteen fifteen twenty.
one, twenty-five, twenty-seven, twenty-eight thirty
three, thlrty-four, and thirty-fve, in township
twenty-three, of range three.
lhe two north fractions of section twenty-one on
me main land, in township twenty-five, of range
three
The north halves of sections one and two east OF
the slough in township twenty-three, of range three.
The northeast fraction of section three of the
slough IN township twenty-three, of range three.
The fractions OF sections two, three, and eleven,
west of the slough in township twenty-three, of
range three.
Section twenty-five the south half and northwest
quarter Of section twentyhree. and sections twenty
six, twenty-seven, thrty-feur, and thiry-fve, all
on the main land in township twenty-three, of range
three.
Townships nineteen and twenty, of range three.
The north half (west of lake, of section six in
township twenty-three, of range four.
North Of the base line and ,oest Of the fourth principal
meridian
Fractional sections twenty-three and twenty four
In township seventeen, of range three.
The fractions of sections nineteen, thirty, and
thrty-one west Of Sturgeon bay, in township four
teen, of range five.
Fractional sections thirty-one, thirty-fve, and
thirty-sx, the southwest quarter of section thirty
three and the southeast quarter of section thirty
four, in township seventeen, of range FIVE.
Fractional township fourteen, of range six.
North Of the base line and east Of the third principal
Meridian.
Sections one, thirty-two, and thirty-fve, in town
ship forty-fve, Of range one.
The north halves of sections two, three, four fve
and six, and sections one, twelve, thirteen twenty
four, twenty-five and thirty-six, in township thirty
one, of range two.
Sections thirty-one, trty-two, thrty-three, thir-
ty.-four, thirty-6ve, and thirty-six, in township
thirty-two, of range two.
The north halves of sections one two, three four
and five, the north half and southwest quarter of
section six, and the west halves of sections sevcn
eighteen nineteen, thirty, and thirty-one, in town.
ship thirty-one, of range three.
Sections thirtyone, thrtytwo, thirty-three, thir-
tyfour, thirty-fve, and thrtysx, in township thr-
ty-two of range three
At the land Office at QUINCY. commencing on
Monday, the eighteenth day of August next, for
the sale of the following described tracts of public
land, viz:
So,h Of the base line and ,cc Of the fourth principal
meridian.
The southwest quarter of section six, and the
west half and southeast quarter Of section twenty
hye, In township eight, FRANCE four.
Ihc traction OF the southwest quarter east of
Chena Ecare of section nineteen, in township six, OF
range FIVE.
The southwest quarter of section eighteen, the frac-
ton of the southwest quarter the main land west of
OF Chena Ecarte, of section twenty-seven the south
east and northwest quarters on the main land of
section tWenty-eight, lots three, FOUR and five of
section thrty-hve and the southwest quarter of
ection thirty-six, in township sevea of range five.
The west half of section thirty and section thirty
ne, in township five, of range six.
The south half north of the river of section fiye
esouthwest quarters of sections eight and fifteen,
and the west half of section wentysx, in township
six, of range six.
The southwest quarter Of section twelve in town
ship seven, of range six.
The west halves of sections eighteen and nineteen
in township, four of range seven.
The west half of fractional section six, fractional
sections seven and twenty-one, the west half and
southeast quarter Of section twenty-five, and lots
one and two, and the south fractional half on the
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range seven.
Fractional section twelve, on the main land, and
island number thirty-six embracing parts of sections
one and twelve, in township six, of range seven
Fractional section twenty, the fraction of the west
half west of Chenal Ecare, Of section twenty-nne,
and fractional section thirty-two in township three,
of range eight.
The west half of section Ave, fractional section
seven, the southwest quarters of sections twenty
two and twenty-six, and the west half of section
thirty-six, IN township four, Of range eight.
The fraction on island number eleven, Of section
six the fraction on the main land of section seven
entecn, the southwest quarter Of section twenty
scven and lots one two three, east of slough and
island in section thirtyfour, all in township one, Of
range nine.
An island in the Mississippi river, in section
twelve, in township three, of range nine.
Section twentyone, the north half of section TWEEN
eight, and the east fraction Of section thrtythree, in
township one north, of range nine icest Of the fourth
principal meridian.
At the land Office at CHICAGO, commencing on
Monday, the eleventh day Of August next, for the
disposal of the following sections and fractional
tons Of public land situated in the former Indian
reservations Of Wah-pon-seh and Qua quito, viz:
Sections fifteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen,
twenty, tweny-one, and twenty-five, and fractional
sections seven eight, nine, ten, eleven, fourteen,
eight, twenty-nine, and thirty, all in township thr
tytwo NORTH of range eleven east of the third prin
cipal meridian.
Lands appropriated by law for the use ofschools,
military, and other purposes, will be excluded from
sale.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks
(unless the lands are sooner disposed of and no
longer; and no private entries of land in the town
ships so offered will be admitted until after the ex-
piration Of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city Of Washington,
this ninth day of May, ammo Domini one thousand
eight hundred and forty.fve.
JAMES X POLK.
By the President:
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
Notice to pre-emDtion claimants.
Every person entitled to the right of presumption
to any lands within the limits of the townships
above enumerated, is required to establish the same
to the satisfaction Of the register and receiver of
the proper land Office, and make payment therefor,
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