The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-23
By the President Of tAs United States.

By the President If Ne United STATES
| TN pursuance of law, /, JAMES X. POLK, Pres
4 ident 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 designa-
ted, TO wit: -
Monday the twenty fifth day of August next, for
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 principal
meridian.
| Aiarshall'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 twenty-one, of range three.
Fulton's Island embracing parts of sections three,
nine ten, and twenty-one, in township twenty-five,
and oil sections ten, eleven, fourteen fifteen, twenty
one, twenty-five, twentyseven, twenty.eight thirty
| three, thlrty'four, and thirty-fve, in township
twenty-three, of range three.
| The two north fractions of section twenty-one on
the main land, in township twenty-five, of range
three.
The north halves Of sections one and two, east Of
the slough in township twentythree, of range three.
The northeast fraction of section three east of the
slough in township twenty-three, of range three.
| The fractions 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 twenty three, and sections twenty
six, twenty -seven, thirty-eur and thirty-hve, all
the main land in township twenty-hree, 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 cest Of the fourth principal
meridian.
Fractional sections twenty three and twenty-four,
| in township seventeen, Of range three.
The fraCtona Of sections nineteen. thirty. and
thirty-one, west of Sturgeon bay in township four
teen, Of range five.
Fractional sections thirty-one, thirty-fve, and
thirty-six the southwest quarter of section thirty
four, In township seventeen, of range five.
Fractional township fourteen, of range six
North Of the base line aud 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 five,
and six, and sections one, twelve thirteen, twenty
four, twenty-five, and hrtysx, in township thirty
| one, of range two.
Sections thirty-one, thirty-two, thirtythree, hr-
ty-four, thirty-fve, 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 seven,
eighteen, nineteen, thirty, and thrty-one in town.
ship thirty-one, of range three
DcCuOilS uTty-Ont, lnlTty-IWO, unlrty-tnTee
tyfour, thryfve, and thirty-six, in township thir-
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:
South Of the base line aud ,rest Of the fourth principal
meridian.
The southwest quarter of section six, and the
west half and southeast quarter of section twenty
five, in township eight, of range four.
The fraction of the southwest quarter east of
Chenal Ecarte 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 twentyscven, the SOUTH
east and northwest quarters on the main land OF
section twenty-eight, lots three, four, and five of
section thirty-fve, and the southwest quarter of
ection thrty-six, in township seven of range ive
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 five,
esouthwest quarters of sections eight and fifteen,
and the west half of section tweniy-six, 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
main land of section twenty-six, in township five, Of
range seven.
Fractional section twelve, on the main land, and
island number hrty-sx, embracing parts of sections
one and twelve in township six, of range seven.
Fractional section twenty, the fraction of the west
half west of Chena Ecarte, of section twenty -nine,
and fractional section thirty-two, in township three,
of range eight.
The west half of section five, 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 the main land of section
cnteen, the southwest quarter of section twenty
seven and lots one, two three, of slough and on
island, in section thirty-four, all in township one, of
range nine.
An island in the Mississippi river, in section
twelve in township three, of range nine.
Section twenty-one, the north half of section TWEEN
eight, and the east fraction of section thirtyhree,
township NORTH of range nine irest 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-qu-to, viz:
Sections fifteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen,
twenty, twenty-one, and twenty-five, and fractional
sections seven eight, nine ten, eleven, fourteen,
eight, twenty-nine, and thirty, all in township thir-
tytwo NORTH of range eleven east of the third prin-
cipal meridian.
Lands appropriated by law for the use of schools,
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-
piraton 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 pre-emption
to any lands within the limits Of the townships
above enumerated, is required establish the same
the satisfaction of the register and receiver Of