Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: US counties, unincorprated territories<br/>
Date: Nov 14, 2001 @ 06:40<br/>
Author: Anton Sherwood (Anton Sherwood &lt;bronto@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-1184351960">PitHokie wrote:<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; Virginia was not part of the United States but the<br/>
&gt; Confederacy when West Virginia was formed, so that&#39;s<br/>
&gt; probably why they didn&#39;t have to give consent. <br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>But the United States claimed precisely that Virginia *was* a member of<br/>
the Union.  To treat it otherwise would undermine the pretext for the<br/>
war.<br/>
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<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; WV was first recognized as the &quot;Resotred Government of<br/>
&gt; Virginia&quot; so Congress probably made no distinction.<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>Yes, something like that.  I suppose I could look it up ...<br/>
but it&#39;s more fun this way ;)<br/>
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