The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-18
b. the President Of the United STATES.

| By the President of the United STATES.
TN pursuance of law, /, JAMES X. POLK, Pres
i ident of the United States Of America, do hereby
declare and make known that public sales viii be
held al the aforementioned land Offices in the State
Of ILLINOIS, at the periods hereinafter designa-
ted, TO wit:
AZ the land Office at DIXON, commencing on
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.
| Nlarshall'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
Fultons Island, embracing parts of sections three,
nine ten, and twenty-one, in township twenty-five,
and Of sections ten, eleven, fourteen, fteen twenty
one, twenty-five, twenty seven twenty;elgat thirty
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 township twenty 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 SCUM ndlI anu northwest
quarter of section and sections twenty
six, twenty-seven, thirty-feur, and thiry-fve, all
on the main land in township twentythree, OF range
three.
| Townships nineteen and twenty, of range three.
| The north half (west Of lake) OF section six in
township twcnty-three of range four
North Of the base line and pest 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
thirtyone, west of Sturgeon bay, in township four
teen, Of range five.
Fractional sections thirty-one, thirty-fve and
thirtysix, 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, FIVE,
and six, and sections one, twelve thirteen, twenty
four, twenty-five, and hrty-sx, in township thirty
one, of range two.
Sections ihirty-one, thirty-two, thiry-three, thir-
ty-four, thirty-ive, 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.
Sections thirty thirty-two, thirty-three thir-
tyour, thrty-fve, and thirty-six, in township thir-
ty.two, of range three.
A. the land Office at QUINCY, commencing on
the sale Of the following described tracts of public
land, viz:
South Of the base line and ,cest 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
Chena Ecarte of section nineteen in township six, of
| range five.
The southwest quarter of section eighteen the ac-
ton Of the southwest quarter the main land west of
of Chenal Ecarte of section twenty-seven the south
east and northwest quarters on the main land Of
section twenty-eght, lots three, four, and five of
section thirty-hve, and the southwest quarter of
ection thirty-six, in township 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 five,
esouthwest quarters of sections eight and fifteen,
and the west half of section twentysx, 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-sx, in township five, Of
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 Ecarte of section twenty-nine
and fractional section thirtytwo, 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
lhirty-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
cneen, the southwest quarter of section twenty
seven and lots one, two three east of slough and
island, in section hirty-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 hrtythree in
township one north, Of range nine ice 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 sec
ons of public land situated in the former Indian
reservations of Wah-pon-seh and Qua-qui-to, viz:
Sections fifteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen,
twenty, twenty-one, and twenty-five, and fractional
sections seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, fourteen,
twenty-three, -twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty
eight, twenty-nine and thirty, all in township thir-
ytwo 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 off and no
longer; and no private entries Of land in the town
ships so offered will be admitted until after the ex-
praton Of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washington,
ca,,h
eight hundred and forty.fve.
JAMES X POLK.
BY the President
JAS SHIELDS,
Commissioner Of the General Lind 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