Early in 1774, chastened by his own disastrous failure the preceding autumn, Boone advised Judge Henderson that the time was auspicious for opening negotiations with the Cherokees for purchasing the trans-Alleghany region. In organizing a company for this purpose, Henderson chose men of action and resource, leaders in the colony, ready for any hazard of life ...
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