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the determination made by Congress of the, 

 boundary lines between the states of New Hamp- 

 shire and New York respectively, and this state, 

 as they are in said resolutions defined and des- 

 cribed. And also, expressly relinquishing all 

 claims to, and jurisdiction over, the said dis- 

 tricts of territory without said boundary lines, 

 and the inhabitants thereon residing. 



CoNFiDiMG in the faith and wisdom of Con- 

 gress, that they will immediately enter on mea- 

 sures, to carry into effect the other matters in 

 the said resolution contained, and settle the 

 same on equitable terms, wherel)y this state 

 may be received into and have and enjoy all 

 the protection, rights, and advantages, of a fed- 

 eral union with the United States of America, 

 as a free, independent, and sovereign state, as 

 is held forth to us, in and bv the said resolu- 

 tions : 



" And that the legislature cause official infor- 

 mation of their resolutions, to be immediately 

 transmitted to the Congress of the United 

 States, and to the states of New Hampshire and 

 New York respectiviely. 



*' Whereupon resoh-ed, 



" That the foregoing recommendation be 

 complied with, and that the v. est banks of Con- 

 necticut river, and a line beginning at the north- 

 west corner of the state of Massachusetts, from 

 thence northward twenty miles east of Hudson's 

 river, as specified in the resolutions of Con- 

 gress in August last, be consid<;red as the east 

 and west boundaries of this state. That this 

 assembly do hereby relinquish all claims and- 

 demands lo, and jright of jurisdiction in and «s 



