...broad region lying north-west of the Ohio, and relinquished it in 1785, with a declaration that it should " be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of such of the United States as have become or shall become members of the Confederation or Federal Alliance...

...territory, was transferred to the United States, upon an express condition that the lands so ceded should be considered as a common fund, for the use and benefit of such of the several states as had or should become members of the union, and should be in good faith...

...States her title to her Northwestern territory, 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,...

...virtue of this act to the United States of America, and not appropriated as before mentioned, shall be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of tho United States of America, North Carolina inclusive, according to their respective and usual proportions...

...1784, Virginia's cession was executed and accepted. One of its conditions was, that the lands ceded should be — "Considered as a common fund for the Use and benefit of such ff the United States as have become, or shall become, members of the confederation or federal...

...virtue of this act to the United States of America, and not appropriated as before mentioned, 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 proportions...

...be prescribed by Congress. The States thus appealed to, yielding at length to a laudable spirit ot harmony and conciliation, made the cessions which...might be ; and that they should be faithfully and bona (ide disposed of for that common purpose, " and for no other use or purpose whatsoever." The United...

...soil ; and concluded with a stipulation, that " all the lands in the ceded territory, not reserved, should be considered as a common fund, for the use and benefit of such of the United States as have become, or shall become members of the confederation," &c., " according...

...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 benefit of such of the United States as have become, or " shall" become, members of the confederation, or federal...

...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 benefit of such of the United States as have become, or " shall " become, members of the confederation, or federal...