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Fort Union, 267.

Fort Watauga, 251, 252, 253.

Frankfort, Ky., 305.

Freeland's Station, Tenn., 267.

French and Indian War, 7, 22-24,39.4S>

Gasper's Station, Tenn., 267, 275.

Gass, David, 102.

Georgetown, Ky., 305.

Gibault, Pierre, 185.

Girty, George, 201 and   , 202.

Girty, James, 201 and   , 202.

Girty, Simon, characteristics, 201 and

  ;   at Bryan's Station, 234-241 ;

also mentioned, 245. Grant's Station, Ky., 223. Greenville, Treaty of, 283.

Hall, James, cited, 89   .

Hamilton, Henry, secures Indian alliance for British, 16s; plans re-conquest Northwest, 187 ; occupies Vincennes, 188 ; attacked by Clark, 194-195 ; surrenders, 197 ; sent in irons to Virginia, 198 ; and Daniel Boone, 203, 221; sends letter to Boonesborough, 212-213 ; also mentioned, 181, 209.

Hammond, Nathan, 121.

Hancock, Stephen, 209, 210.

Hanks, Abraham, 113.

Harding, Chester, quoted, 338.

Harlan, Silas, 241, 244.

Harlan's Station, Ky., 223.

Harman, Valentine, 121.

Harmar, Josiah, 316 n.

Harrod, James, founds Harrodstown, 93 and   ; characteristics, 94   ; founds Boiling Spring, 118 ; member Transylvania House of Delegates, 121 ; leads rebellion against Transylvania Company, 144 ; also mentioned, 116, 149, 159, 176.

Harrodstown, Ky., founded, 93 and    ; sends delegates to Boonesborough, 121 ; rebels against Transylvania Company, 144-145 ; besieged by Indians, 166 ; sends aid to Bryan's Station, 241;  also mentioned, 115,

118, 119, 131, 160, 164, 165, r68,173, 176.

Hart, David, 98, 135.

Hart, Nathaniel, 98, 113, 122, 127, 135.

Hart, Thomas, 98.

Hart's Station, Ky., 223.

Helm, Leonard, 185, 188, 196.

Henderson, Archibald, cited, 98 n.

Henderson, Nathaniel, 112.

Henderson, Richard, early career, 96; plans Western colony, 97; organizes Transylvania Company, 98; buys Kentucky from Cherokees, 99 ; employs Boone to build Wilderness Road, 100; starts for Kentucky, 112 ; adventures on the road, 113-116; locates capital of Transylvania, 116; negotiates with early Kentucky settlers, 118; plans government for Transylvania, n 9-120; address to Transylvania House of Delegates, 122-125; and Transylvania's constitution, 126-127 '    formally takes possession Transylvania, 131; returns to North Carolina, 134 ; denounced by insurgent Tran-sylvanians, 146-149; struggle to hold Transylvania, 149-150; loses contest, but voted land, 151 ; promotes settlement Middle Tennessee, 265 ; at Nashville, 274; and Cumberland Compact, 274-277; also mentioned, 133, 135, 136, 144,

159   . 3i9-Henderson, Samuel, goes to Kentucky, 112 ; member Transylvania House of Delegates, 121 ; in expedition to rescue Boonesborough girls, 155-157; marries Elizabeth Callaway, 157      

Henry, Patrick, 177-178, 211.

Hinkson's Station, Ky., 158, 163.

Hite, Isaac, 121, 126, 170.

Hogg, James, appointed Transylvania delegate to Congress, 135 ; goes to Philadelphia, 137; confers with Congressmen, 137-141 ; acknowledges failure and leaves Philadelphia, 141 ; also mentioned, 98.