4 That as the People within the aforesaid late Claim have been called upon and paid a Considerable part of the Contenental Taxes into the Treasury of New York shall have credit for the same in case Vermont at some future period should be called upon te pay their proportion of money emitted by Congress

Agreed to provided the services done by Vermont in the present war be included

Reply agreed to provided the expence of the said District in the present war be likewise included

5 That all actions depending with the late Claim be transferred in the situation they shall be in at the Time of Completing the Union to Courts that 'may be then forthwith erected under the authority of Vermont without Costs to the parties other than would have accrued had they been Terminated in Courts under Jurisdiction of New York Agreed to

6 That the Change of Jurisdiction shall not be understood to affect or Aleaniate private property Agreed to

Articles proposed by Legislatur

1 That the Independence of Vermont be held Sacred and no

member of the Legislature give his Vote or otherwise use his ~ endeavours to obtain any act or Resolution of the Assembly that ~ shall endanger the existence Independence or well being of said State by referring its Independence to the Arbitrament of any Power Agreed to

2 That whensoever this State becomes United with the American States and there should be any dispute between this and any of the United States respecting Boundary Lines, the Legislature of Vermont will then (as they have ever proposed) submit to Congress or such other Tribunal as may be mutually ' agreed upon for the settlement of such disputes Agreed to