Transylvania Colony

The Transylvania Colony, also referred to as the Transylvania Purchase or the Henderson Purchase, was a short-lived, extra-legal colony founded in early 1775 by North Carolina land speculator Richard Henderson, who formed and controlled the Transylvania Company. Henderson and his investors had reached an agreement to purchase a vast tract of Cherokee lands west of the southern and central Appalachian Mountains through the acceptance of the Treaty of Sycamore Shoals with most leading Cherokee chieftains then controlling these lands. In exchange for the land the tribes received goods worth, according to the estimates of some scholars, about 10,000 British pounds. To further complicate matters, this frontier land was also claimed by the Virginia Colony and a southern portion by Province of North Carolina.

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Constituent Assembly Boonesborough Kentucky May 23 1775

Daniel Boone's Grave P6170325

Boonesborough, Kentucky 30 grey

Boonesborough, Kentucky 89 grey

Fort Boonesborough

Fort Boonesborough

Fort Boonesborough

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Constituent Assembly Boonesborough Kentucky May 23 1775		Commons
commons	image		Daniel Boone's Grave P6170325		Commons
commons	image		Boonesborough, Kentucky 30 grey		Commons
commons	image		Boonesborough, Kentucky 89 grey		Commons
commons	image		Fort Boonesborough		Commons
commons	image		Fort Boonesborough		Commons
commons	image		Fort Boonesborough		Commons