....e.Uni ted States as have become members of the con-, federation or federal alliance of the said Stales, Virginia inclusive, according to th'eir usual respective...purpose, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever." In the act ol cession by North Carolina, the precise language, as above, is also employed, so far as...

...benefit of such of the for no other (Jiii tt'd States as have become, or shall become mem**** bers of the confederation or federal alliance of the said...states, Virginia inclusive, according to their usual res* pective proportions in the general charge and expenditure, and shall be faithfully and bona fide...

...to the officers and soldiers of the American army, shall be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of such of the United States as have become...whatsoever. Provided, that the trust hereby reposed hi the delegates of this state, shall not be executed unless three of them at least are present in...

...the officers and soldiers of the American army, shall be considered a common fund, for the sole use and benefit of such of the United States as have become,...the confederation, or federal alliance of the said Stetes, Virginia inclusive, according to their respective proportions of the general charge and expenditure;...

...act of cession. This provides that these lands '-shall be considered as a common fund, for the use and benefit of such of the United States as have become,...and expenditure, and shall be faithfully and bona jrdp disposed of for that purpose, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever." The inducement to these...

...the state which matIe the largest cession," as a common fund for the use and benefit of such of the states, as have become, or shall become members of the confederation, or federal alliance of said states, according to their usual respective proportions, in the general charge and expenditure,...

...lands, not included in other special conditions, ' shall be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of such of the United States as have become,...purpose, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever.' Here is an express stipulation, and it is the spirit of all the acts of cession. Now, as we have already...

...lands, not included in other special conditions, "shall be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of such of the United States as have become,...bona fide disposed of for that purpose, and for no 16 other use or purpose whatsoever." Here is an express stipulation, and it is the spirit of all the...

...within the Territory, so ceded to the United States, shall be considered as a common fund, for the use and benefit of such of the United States, as have...members of the Confederation or Federal Alliance of the states, Virginia inclusive, according to their usual respective proportions in the general charge and...

...remembers of spective proportions in the general charge and expenratio™ diture> and sha" be fr'tMoHy and bona fide disposed of for that purpose, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever. ABpurcha- And therefore that all purchases and deeds from an) fromf Indians Indian or Indians, or from...