Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Killing of Adam Caperton by Indians at Estill's Defeat Near Mt: Sterling, Kentucky, 22 March 1782; Sketch of the Caperton Family, Will of Hugh Caperton of Elmwood, Genealogy of Hugh Caperton of Elmwood
This volume is compiled primarily for the purpose of perpetuating an accurate account of the death of Adam Caperton, both for the reason of its interest and - value as a historical record and because it is desired to preserve for his posterity the facts of the tragedy as derived from authentic sources.
The appreciative thanks of the Caperton family are due Mr. John Hays Caperton, of Louisville, Kentucky, without whose generosity its publication would not now be made possible. Acknowledgment is likewise tendered to Mr. R. C. Ballard Thruston, of the Filson Club of Louisville, and Mr. Edward A. Henry, of the University of Chicago Library, for their personal courtesy in facilitating the researches of the Author.
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