...Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, to be free, sovereign, and independent States ; and that he treats with them as such; and for himself, his heirs, and successors, relinquishes all...

...Island, and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia,...with them as such, and for himself, his heirs and successors,relinquishes all claims to the government, proprietary, and territorial rights of the same,...

...Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, .South Carolina, and Georgia,...independent States; that he treats with them as such." The fifth article of the definitive treaty stipulates " that the Congress shall earnestly recommend...

...Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia,...independent States; that he treats with them as such." The fifth article of the definitive treaty stipulates " that the Congress shall earnestly recommend...

...the ted States, viz: New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Stot«tobenfree Island aml P''"vidence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, sovereign, and...sovereign, and independent states; that he treats with them a» such; and for himself, his heirs and successors, relinquishes all claims to the government, propriety,...

...majesty acknowledges the said United States, viz. : New-Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, \ i;. &c. iV c. to be free, sovereign, and independent states : that...territorial rights of the same, and every part thereof." This language is sufficiently different from that employed where it is intended to convey territory...

...Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia,...sovereign, and independent States : that he treats them as such, and for himself, his heirs and successors, relinquishes all claims to the government,...

...the United Steles, namely, New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, and the rest, (naming them separately) to be free, sovereign, and independent States ; that...territorial rights of the same, and every part thereof. " This language plainly shows the intention of the parties to have been, that the people of Massachusetts...

...Massachusetts Bay, and the rest, (naming them separately) to be free, sovereign, and independent Stales ; that he treats with them as such ; and, for himself,...government, propriety, and territorial rights of the name, and every part thereof." This language plainly shows the intention of the parties to have been,...

...Isand and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia,...territorial rights of the same, and every part thereof." The United States had declared their independence almost seven years previous to the date of the treaty....