This he accomplished, so that when negotiations for peace were entered upon in 1782 our plenipotentiaries could maintain the title of the United States to the northwestern territory, not only by grants to the English colonies, but by conquest in war, and actual possession at the time of the negotiations.
Sherman explains how the U.S. was able to assert its claim to the Northwest Territory during peace negotiations in 1782.
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