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Jenks' Portland Gazette. Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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A convention in the Ohio Territory formed a constitution to establish state sovereignty, adding Ohio as a new state to the Union, presented as a hint to Maine's people.
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STATE OF OHIO.
In conformity to an Act of Congress passed at the last session, a Convention has been held in the Eastern division of the Territory North West of the Ohio, for the purpose of forming a Constitution, and adopting the regulations, required by law, in taking upon themselves, the sovereignty of a State government.
A resolution was passed to this effect: and the Constitution ordered to be prepared for the signature of the Convention. - Another State is thus added to the Union.
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Eastern Division Of The Territory North West Of The Ohio
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another state is thus added to the union.
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In conformity to an Act of Congress passed at the last session, a Convention has been held for the purpose of forming a Constitution, and adopting the regulations, required by law, in taking upon themselves, the sovereignty of a State government. A resolution was passed to this effect: and the Constitution ordered to be prepared for the signature of the Convention.