...soldiers of^" common the American Army, shall be considered a common fund for the use and fund for the benefit of such of the United States as have become, or shall become, United State«. members of the confederation or federal alliance of the said States, Virginia inclusive,...

...)ecoine, members of the confederation or federal alliance, (includng the states making the cession,) according to their usual respective proportions in the general charge and expenditure, and ihall be faithfully and bona fide disposed of for that purpose, and "or no other use or purpose whatever."...

...ceded to the United States, and not reserved for [certain uses mentioned,] shall be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of such of the United Slates as have become, or shall become, members of the confederation or federal alliance of the said...

...power. • The act ceding these lands is in these words: " That the said lands shall be considered as a common fund, for the use and benefit of such of the...members of the confederation or federal alliance of said States, Virginia inclusive, according to their usual respective portions of the general charge...

...after certain reservations, "a« a common fund for the use and benefit ofiuch of the United Stales and by included, according to their usual respective proportions in the general charge and expenditure." 4....

...soldiers of the American Army, shall he considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of tztch of the United States as have become or shall become members of this Confederation or Federal Лlliance of said States, Virginia inclusine, ac n the ully a purpose,...

...states, that territory was set apart "as a common fund for the use and benefit of" all the states, " according to their usual respective proportions in the general charge and expenditure." There was, therefore, a consideration given for the lands, and a use specifically reserved ; tbe states...

...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...bonafide disposed of for that purpose, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever: Provided, That the trust hereby re- Three delegates to posed in the delegates...

...States, and not reserved for special purposes, shall be considered as a common fund, for the special use and benefit of such of the United States as have...members of the confederation or federal alliance of said states, Virginia inclusive, according to their usual respective proportions in the general charge...

...is thus expressed by Virginia, in her formal act of cession : " These lands shall be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of such of the...proportions in the general charge and expenditure, Dad shall be faithfully and bona fide disposed of for that purpose, and for no other use or purpose...