...before mentioned purposes, or disposed of in Bounties to the officers and soldiers of the American army, shall be considered as a common fund for the use and...such of the United States as have become, or shall jecome, members of the confederation, or federal alliance of the said States, Virginia inclusive, according...

...there said, that the lands so ceded " shall be considered a common fund, for the use and be. ' nefit of such of the United States as have become, or ' shall become, members of the Confederacy, or Federal ' alliance of the States, Virginia inclusive, according to ' their usual respective...

...benefit of said States, Connecticut included." The cession of Georgia provides "that the lands conveyed shall be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of the United States, Georgia included, and shall be faithfully disposed of for that purpose, and for...

...fifty thousand dollars to the state of Georgia, and the grants recognized by the preceding conditions, be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of the United States, Georgia included, and shall be faithfully disposed of for that purpose, and for...

...pre-emption of the soil." This act, also, declared, that the territory thus ceded, " should be and enure for the use and benefit of such of the United States, as should become members of the federal alliance of the said states, and for no other use or purpose whatever."...

...purposes, or disposed of in bounties to the officers and soldiers of the American army, shall be considered a common fund, for the use and benefit of such of...members of the Confederation or Federal Alliance of the gaid States, Virginia inclusive, according to their usua respective proportions in the general charge...

...northwestern territory to the United States, upon the express condition, that the lands, so ceded, should be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of such of the United States as had become or should become members of the confederation, Virginia inclusive, and should be faithfully...

...mentioned, (appropriated, [said Mr. C.] as the act showed, for the payment of the land warrants alluded to) shall be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of the United States of America, North Carolina inclusive, according to their respective and usual proportion...

...to have had the same object in making cessions, for they both declare that the ceded lands should be right to alter it, cither by interference, construc States as had or should become members of the confederation, " according to their usual respective...

...title assumed to cover the whole northwestern territory, that the lands so ceded shall be considered a common fund for the use and benefit of such of the...members of the confederation, or federal alliance of said states, Virginia inclusive, according to their respective proportion in the general charge and...