...inhabitants, and other settlers, of the Kaskaskies, Saint Vincent's, and the neighboring villages, who have heretofore professed themselves citizens of Virginia, their laws and customs now in force among them, relativo to the descent and conveyance of property. £¿- it ordained by the authority afurcsaid, That...

...commission commence from the expiration of the present commission of the honourable Thomas Jefferson, and continue in force for the term of three years, unless sooner revoked by Congress. Congress accordingly proceeded to the election, and the ballots being taken, The honourable Thomas...

...villages, who had theretofore professed themselves citizens of Virginia, of the laws and customs then in force among them relative to the descent and conveyance of property, and in the treaty by which Louisiana was ceded to the United States in 1803, it was expressly stipulated...

...and by the clause saving to the French and Canadian inhabitants in certain parts of the territory, "their laws and customs now in force among them, relative to the descent and conveyance of property." The governor and judges, in 1795, executed the powers vested in them by the ordinance, and adopted...

...inhabitants, and other settlers of the Kaskaskias, St. Vincents, and the neighboring villages who have heretofore professed themselves citizens of Virginia,...descent and conveyance of property. Be it, ordained, by tfte authority aforesaid, That there shall be appointed, From time to time, by Congress, a governor,...

...inhabitants, and other settlers of the Kaskaskias, Saint Vincents, and the neighboring villages, who have heretofore professed themselves citizens of Virginia,...laws and customs now in force among them, relative to descent and conveyance of property. Be it ordained, by the authority aforesaid, that there shall be...

...inhabitants, and other settlers of the Kaskaskias, Saint Vincents, and the neighboring villages, who have heretofore professed themselves citizens of Virginia,...laws and customs now in force among them, relative to descent and conveyance of property. The governor and judges, or a majority of them, shall adopt and...

...and Canadian inhabitants, and other settlers of the Kaskaskias and Vincennes, and other villages, the laws and customs now In force among them relative to the descent and conveyance of property. If the laws of Virginia were extended to them, there could exist no possible necessity of making the...

...inhabitants, and other settlers of the Kaskaskias, St. Vincent's, and the neighboring villages, who have heretofore professed themselves citizens of Virginia,...relative to the descent and conveyance of property. T Be it ordained by the authority aforesaid, That there Govern* shall be appointed from time to time,...

...inhabitants, and other settlers of the Kaskaskias, Saint Vincents, and the neighboring villages, who have heretofore professed themselves citizens of Virginia,...relative to the descent and conveyance of property. There shall be appointed from time to time by congress a secreta- secretary ry, whose commission shall...