xt7tqj77td71 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7tqj77td71/data/mets.xml https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7tqj77td71/data/kukm1m52w111.xml Hart, Thomas, 1730-1808. 1767-1831 .25 cubic ft. (143 pieces) collections  English University of Kentucky This digital resource may be freely searched and displayed.  Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically.  Physical rights are retained by the owning repository.  Copyright is retained in accordance with U. S. copyright laws.  For information about permissions to reproduce or publish, contact the Special Collections Research Center. Thomas Hart papers, 1767-1831 Thomas Hart papers, 1767-1831 text Thomas Hart papers, 1767-1831 1767 1767-1831 2002 true xt7tqj77td71 collection false kukm1m52w111 Guide to the Thomas Hart papers,  1767-1831 Processed by: Archives Staff ; machine-readable finding aid created by:Eric Weig Special Collections Manuscripts University of Kentucky Margaret I. King Library Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0039 USA Phone: (859) 257-8611 Fax: (859) 257-6311 Email: sclref@lsv.uky.edu URL: http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/libpage.php?lweb_id=84&llib_id=13<ab_rank=3  Copyright 2002 University of Kentucky Libraries. All Rights Reserved. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC Database Date of source:  n.d. Description is in  English. Guide to the Thomas Hart papers,  1767-1831 Collection number: 1M52W111 Contact Information Special Collections Manuscripts University of Kentucky Margaret I. King Library Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0039 Phone: (859) 257-8611 Fax: (859) 257-6311 Email:  sclref@lsv.uky.edu URL:  http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/libpage.php?lweb_id=84&llib_id=13<ab_rank=3 Processed by: Archives Staff Encoded by: Eric Weig  Copyright 2002 University of Kentucky. All Rights Reserved. Thomas Hart papers,  1767-1831 1M52W111 Hart, Thomas, 1730-1808. .25 cubic ft. (143 pieces) None online. Must visit contributing institution. The materials are in  English. University of Kentucky Special Collections Lexington, Kentucky 40506 Wilson, Samuel M. estate gift, December 10, 1946. Collection is open for research. Copyright has not been assigned to the University of Kentucky. [Identification of item], Thomas Hart papers, 1767-1831, 1M52W111, Special Collections, University of Kentucky. Land agent. Thomas Hart was one of the organizers of the Transylvania Company, dedicated to the establishment of settlements and commerce within pioneer Kentucky. He aided in the negotiation of the treaty through which the company purchased parts of Virginia and North Carolina and the greater portions of Kentucky and Tennessee from the Cherokees for approximately 10,000 pounds sterling. Hart was connected with Kentucky's most prominent families. His daughter, Lucretia, married Henry Clay and his niece, Susanna Hart, married Isaac Shelby. This collection consists of correspondence, legal documents,  and other materials relating to the family and business interests of Colonel Thomas Hart. These included letters to and from Isaac Shelby, letters from Walter Alves, legal documents signed by Henry Clay, and accounts of the Transylvania Company. Arranged chronologically. Hart, Thomas, 1730-1808. Hart family. Clay, Henry, 1777-1852. Fleming, John. Shelby, Isaac, 1750-1826. Transylvania Company. Business records--Kentucky. Frontier and pioneer life--Kentucky. Land titles--Registration and transfer. Businessmen--Kentucky. Deeds. Surveys (land)