Sylvania, Michigania, Cherronesus, Assenisipia...

[palani]

... Metropotamia, Illinoia, Saratoga, Washington, Polypotamia, Pelisipia

As reported by the Providence Gazette on April 10, 1784 ... these are the ten states to be formed from the western Territories donated to the United States by the original 13 states of the union. Note that ALL of these new states were to have been formed EAST of the Mississippi River.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=KEHW5XCvxlQC&dat=17840410&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

http://i47.tinypic.com/21eom4i.jpg

[palani]

http://i47.tinypic.com/2054d92.jpg

[palani]

http://i47.tinypic.com/5vw1ae.jpg

[palani]

http://strangemaps.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/map.jpg

[palani]

Hey .. GREAT NEWS FOR ILLINOIA ....

It does not include CHICAGO.

[Glass]

Interesting stuff. Post #3 at the last couple of lines it says that these States will be un-alienable except by the consent of Congress assembled and the State concerned.

[palani]

Interesting stuff. Post #3 at the last couple of lines it says that these States will be un-alienable except by the consent of Congress assembled and the State concerned.
Well, almost. Not unalienable but rather unalterable.

[Glass]

Well, almost. Not unalienable but rather unalterable.

ah. not clear to me in the text. Looks like alienable. thx