Subject: Re: re recent dc & pr questions
Date: Nov 23, 2001 @ 18:06
Author: orc@orcoast.com (orc@...)
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--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "L. A. Nadybal" <lnadybal@h...> wrote:
> There were two retrocessions one large, one more recent and really
> small - I have the texts of the laws placing this into effect - if
> anyone wants to see them. The reasoning is contained in the texts. I
> work for DC government, and can get anyone who wnts this, details to
> the nth degree about the subject.
> Regards
> LN
>
>
>
> --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., orc@o... wrote:
> > --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., Anton Sherwood <bronto@p...> wrote:
> >
> > > m donner wrote:
> >
> > > > about the retrocession by the usa of rightbank dc to va
> preceding va
> >
> > > > secession
> >
> > > [...]
> >
> > > > it happened in 1846
> >
> > >
> >
> > > thanks. and do you know why?
> >
> >
> >
> > i believe it was always a sort of back lot & never really got
> developed anything like the left bank did
> >
> >
> >
> > so eventually congress voted to give it back to virginia in order to
> end the pointless federal responsibility for it
> >
> > provided its free white male citizens would agree
> >
> > which they did by a vote of 763 to 222
> >
> > per bus&ss
> >
> > m