Communications of the President of New-Hampshire to the De- legates of that State in Congress, and to the Governor of Ver- mont, on the subject of the above union, Augt. 1778, Appointment of Ethan Allen to repair to Philadelphia to ascer- tain the views of Congress relative to Vermont; and his report to the Legislature, Oct. 1778, Important proceedings of the Legislature of Vermont relative to the union, Oct. 1778, Protest of sundry members of the Legislature against the above proceedings, in which they renounce all political connection with the State, Oct. 1778, 100
Proceedings of a convention of Delegates from sundry towns in the vicinity of Connecticut river, at Cornish, Dec. 1778, 102 Dissolution of the union with the sixteen towns, east of Connec- ticut river, February, 1779, 102 Application of sundry inhabitants in the vicinity of Connecticut river to the Legislature of New-Hampshire, proposing a union of Vermont with the State of New-Hampshire, March, 1779, 104 Proceedings of the Legislature of New-Hampshire, on the above application, claiming jurisdiction over the whole of Ver-
mont, April and June, 1779, 105 Petition of sundry inhabitants of Cumberland (now Windham) county, to the Governor of New-York, praying for protection against the authority of Vermont, Communication of the Governor of New-York to the President of Congress, soliciting the interposition of Congress, in quieting the disputes relative to the New-Hampshire grants, May, 1779, 108 Appointment by Congress, of a committee to repair to the New- Hampshire grants for the purpose of effecting a settlement of the controversy, Certain officers acting under the authority of New-York in the county of Cumberland, made prisoners, by a force under Ethan Allen,.
Proceedings of Congress, thereupon, June, 1779, Resolutions of Congress, recommending to the States of New- York, New-Hampshire and Massachusetts to pass laws, refer- ing to the decision of Congress all controversies, relative to ju- risdiction over the "New-Hampshire grants," and appointing a time for hearing the same, &c. Sept. 1779, 110 Proceedings of the Legislature of Vermont on the subject of the foregoing resolutions, Communication of the Governor of Vermont to the President of the Council of Massachusetts, relative to the claim of that State, to part of the territory of Vermont, Abstract of "an appeal to the candid and impartial world" by the Governor and Council of Vermont, Further proceedings of Congress relative to the proposed reference of the controversy to the arbitrament of that body,
Interesting communication of the Governor of Vermont to the President of Congress, asserting the right of the State to inde- pendence, and protesting against the authority of Congress to arbitrate upon the controversy, Congress proceed to a hearing of the controversy, and postpone indefinitely, a decision thereon, Remonstrance of Ira Allen and Stephen R. Bradley, agents of Vt. against the proceedings of Congress, Application to the Legislature of Vermont, from a convention holden at Charleston, for a union of the grants on both sides of Connecticut river, January 1781, 128 Proceedings of the Legislature of Vermont on the subject of the above application, which resulted in the assertion of a juris- dictional claim, indefinitely, east of Connecticut river, Feb. '81, 128 Negociation, and articles of union agreed upon, between the Le- gislature of Vermont, and the Convention holden at Cornish, by which the New-Hampshire grants, east of Connecticut ri- ver and west of the "Mason line," were taken into union with Vermont, February 1781, 132 List of towns, east of Connecticut river, which acceded to the above union, Proceedings of the Legislature of Vermont relative to a union with a part of the State of New-York, including the articles of said union, and the names of members from certain towns in New-York, who thereupon took their seats in the Legislature of Vermont, May, 1781, 138
Reflections on the existing state of things, Important and interesting negociation with the enemy in Canada, 1781 and 1782, 142 Appointment of Agents to repair to the American Congress, to negociate the admission of Vermont into the American union, Resolutions of Congress appointing a committee to confer with the agents of Vermont, August 7th, 1781, 157 Conference between the Committee of Congress and the Agents of Vermont, Resolution of Congress, prescribing as a preliminary to the re- cognition of the independence of Vermont, the relinquishment of her claims of jurisdiction over New-Hampshire and part of New-York, August 20th, 1781. 159 Proceedings of the Legislature of Vermont, refusing to relinquish her extended claims of jurisdiction, Oct. 1781, 160 Proceedings of the Legislature of New-York, protesting against the foregoing resolutions of Congress of the 7th and 20th of August, Correspondence between the Governor of Vermont and General Washington, relative to the situation of Vermont, Dec. 1781
Proceedings of the Legislature of Vermont, complying with the condition prescribed by Congress for her admission into the union, February, 1782, 168 Instructions to the Agents of Vermont, at Congress, Feb. 1782, 169 Proceedings of Congress, resulting in an indefinite postpone- ment of the question arising from the application of Vermont for admission into the union, April, 1782, 170 Communication from the Agents of Vermont to the President of Congress,
Act of the Legislature of N. Y., " for pardoning certain offences committed in the northeastern part of the State," April 1782, Act of the Legislature of N. Y.," for quieting the minds of the inhabitants in the northeastern part of the State," Ap. 1782, Violent proceedings in the southeastern part of Vermont, and im- portant resolutions of Congress, thereupon, Spirited remonstrance of the Governor and Council of Vermont against said resolutions, addressed to the President of Con- gress, January, 1783, Remonstrance of the General Assembly of Vermont, on the same subject, February, 1783, Extract from Williams' history, embracing the period from the commencement of the year 1783 to the year 1791, when Ver- mont was admitted into the union, Act of the Legislature of Vermont, appointing commissioners to negociate with commissioners of the State of New-York for the purpose of settling the line of jurisdiction between the two States, Act of the Legislature of Vermont, directing the payment of $30,000 to the State of New-York, and declaring the boun- dary line between the two States, &c. - Act of the Convention of Vermont, approving and ratifying the Constitution of the United States, including the names of the members of that Convention, January 10th, 1791, 194
Act of Congress, admitting the State of Vermont into the
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ABATEMENT and amendment of writs, judgments &c., act
Actions, civil, act directing and regulating
Authority not derived from Vermont, act prohibiting the exercise of
Attendance of members of Assembly, act to compel
Acknowledgment of deeds, act providing for compelling Actions civil, act in addition to an act regulating
Brands, town, fixed, and branding horses regulated
Betterments, act authorising D. Marsh to file declaration for, in a
COMMON LAW of England adopted
Constitution declared to be law
County surveyors, appointment and duty directed and regulated Constables directed in their office and duty
Counterfeiting bills of public credit, and emitting notes on private credit, prohibited
Conveyances, acts relative to authenticating
Costs in criminal prosecutions, in certain cases, by whom paid 356-423 Conveyances, fraudulent, prohibited
Currency, scales of depreciation of, in other States, adopted for the settlement of debts contracted in those States
Confiscated estates, act appointing and empowering commissioners
Confiscated estates, act to provide for libelling
Counties of Windsor and Orange, bounds of extended east of Con- necticut river
Court, Superior, established
act directing and regulating choice of
constituted a Court of equity
Courts, County, directed in their office and duty
Courts in Counties of Washington and Orange empowered to take cognizance of cases in Cheshire and Grafton Counties in New- Hampshire
Courts, several, act defining and limiting the powers of Continental bills of credit, scale of depreciation of Conspiracies against the State, act for punishment of Collector of Manchester discharged from part of tax, on account of taking counterfeit bills which he could not swear back
Contracts, act to compel the fulfilment of, according to intent of
Disaffected persons, act for removing from the frontiers of the State Depreciation of continental bills of credit, scale of Depreciation of do. act to make up to Col. Warner's regt. &c. Deed to Zacheus Malleroy, act empowering J. Strong to execute Deed of certain premises vacated
Desertion, act for detecting and discouraging
Dartmouth College, act granting 2300 acres of land to trustees of
ELECTION of Governor, Council, &c. regulated
Election of members of Assembly, resolution relating to Estates, testate and intestate, act for settlement of
Executions, act regulating the levying and serving
act in addition to an act directing the levying, &c.
Execution, acts to stay in certain cases Executions, in certain cases, act to regulate the satisfying Embargo laid on raw hides
Equity powers of Gov., Council and Gen. Assembly, terminated
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