I have received from the governor of Vermont authentic documents, expressing the consent of the legislatures of New York and of the Territory of Vermont that the said Territory shall be admitted to be a distinct member of our Union.
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I have finally determined to accept the commission of Commander in Chief of the armies of the United States.
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