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a Motion of the Delegates of the State of Conneaicur, relative to i CESSIOM r>r
Pan of that State's Chu.n to WESTERN TEi^H, TORY --beg le" fo Rej^^t C
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RcfoivcJ, That Congrcfs in behalf of the United States, are ready to accept nil
-he nght ntle .ntereft and claim of the flate of Connedicut, to certain weftem
ands aelcr.bed tn the form of a deed of ceffion, in the following words, to wit
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endered ro Congrefs by the delegates of faid ftate, in purfuance of full powers riven
hem lor tnat purpofe, whenever the faid delegates fliall execute the faid deed. "
.d?htih^.M'^''H'"^';^ ''^ ^'"^'^ PRESENTS, we William Sam-
'c l(.hnlon and Stephen ^„tcheli, the und.rwriten delegates for the flate of Con-
wT^'pPP A c" u^""^^*""*' " ^'^^ ^'"^^^' ^'^''^ -'' ^"^-'-^ 1-d greeting :
w f O't K ' ^r""'' '' ' ''■ ^^^ '^' ^^'^'^ "^' Connedicut, on the fecond Thurf-
ayot Odober, in the year c oui .>r'. one thoufand feven hundred and eighty-five
al.ed an ad, entitled, - an ad emp, ..erii , the delegates of this ftate, to make cef-
■on of the unlocated lands in the weftern part of the Itate, to the United States for
aezr common benefifin the words following, viz. - Beit enaded by the governor
ounciland repreientatives in general court affembled, and by the authority of the fame'
^at the delegates of thisf^ate, or any two of them who fhall be attending' the Congrefs
t the United States, be, and they are hereby direded, authorifed and fully empowered
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.1 ample deed of releafe and cefhon of territory, and land belonging to and claimed
y this flate, fituate and being weftward of the weftern boundary line of thecommon-
ealth of Pennfylvania, as now claimed by faid commonwealth ; that is to fay, be^in-
^ r t ' -^ ^^6'^^ '-"■ ''^i^th lauLude, one hundred and twenty miles wefl-
ard of the afore mentioned weftern boundary line of Pennfylvania, and from thence a
ne to be drawn northerly parrallel to, and one hundred and twenty miles wefiward of
let wcit line of Pennfylvania, and to continue northerly until it comes to forty twode-
rccs and two minutes north latitude. All the lands and territorv. with the riohrc r.ri
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Id vj-c(U,.nc ot Pcnnfylvania, and t., continue northerly unr.l ,r comes ro torry twodc-
•CCS and rxvo minutes north latitude. All the lands and territory, with the n/hts pri-
legcs, and appurtenances thereunto belonging, lying ^x■cP-ward of the aioranen' ion-
line to be drawn as before mentioned, fhall be included, relcafed and ceded to the
nited States in Congrcls afTembled, for the common benelk of the United States •'
And vchereas the faid ^x•ilIiam Samuel Johnfon and Stephen M. Mitchell pt a'ccnoni
embly ot faid Ihte of Connedicut, holden at Hartford, in faid /late, ('n the fecond
lurlday in May, in the year of our Lord, one thoufand (even hundred and eiohtv-
e ^x'crecho^en, appointed and publickly declared delegates to reprefent the fud/hte
Connedhcut, in the Congrefs of the United States of America, according to the l^^x■s of
Id ftate, from the hrfl day of November, in the Aiid year, until the fnh day of No-
mber, in the year ot our Lord, one thoufand Ccvcn hundred and eighty l\x • wlucli
pointment remains in full force. '
NOW THFKEFOKE KNOW YE, that w the faid William SamuelJohnfon, ard
.phen Mix Mitchell, by virtue of the powei and authority to us committed by
z laid a(5t ot the general alTembly of the ftate of Qvnnedicut before recited in the
me and tor, and on behalf of the faid rtate of Connedicut, do by thefe nrcfcnts
ign, transter, quit claim, cede and convey to the United States of America for their
neht, Connedicut inclulive, all right, title and eflate, of and in the lands and tc-
ory belonging to and claimed by faid ftate of Connedicut, iltuate and bein-
ftxrard ot the toUowing line, that is to fay, beginning at the forty firil decree of north
irude, one hundred and t^x•enty miles weltward of the v'eAern boundary line of the
nmonv4-ealth ot Pennfylvania, as now claimed by faid commonwealth ; and .om
•nee a line to be dravcn northerly parallel to, and one hundred and tv.enty miles v.ell-
rd ot f\ud weft line of Pennfylvania, and to continue northerly until 'it comes to
ty-two degrees and two minutes north latitude. We the underwritten, by virtue of
: power and authority aforefaid, in the name and on behalf of faid ilate of Con-
:^icut^ do hereby transfer, quitclaim, cede and convey to the United States of Ame-
t, tor the common benefit of the faid United States, Connedicut inclufive, all the
ds and territory, with the rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto beloncring
ig and being weflward of the aforementioned line fo to be drav.n as aforefaid.''
[N TESTLMONY whereof we have hereunto fubfcribed our names, and affixed
• feals, in Congrefs, this day of April, in the year of our Lord, one thou-
d fev-en hundred and eighty-fix, and of the independence of the United States of
lenca the tenth.
Signed, Sealed, and Delivered ?
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