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his issue of Transylvania Treasures details the growing of hemp and production of hemp products and proposes that this plant-by virtue of its status as the major cash crop in Kentucky in the early nineteenth century-was vital to Transylvania University's existence in those early years. Transylvania and Its Hemp Connectionis presented in two parts:Early History & Finances concerns the nascent history of Transylvania Seminary/University, its financial struggles, and the early history of hemp in America-particularly Kentucky.Five Transylvania trustees are highlighted because of their support of the university, which derived in part from their hemp-based wealth. Hemp in Agriculture & Manufacturingdiscusses the agricultural and manufacturing aspects of hemp during the early 1800s in Kentucky, and notably in Lexington.
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