Account of Depredations Committed in Kentucky by Savages since May 1, 1789

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No7 An account of In Jefferson County. the depredations On Floyd’s fork, two men killed committed in the near the same time & place, two District of Kentucky persons were killed and three by the savages, since taken prisoners. On Brashears the 1st of May 1789. creek, two killed and two taken.

                         On the 17th July, Chinoweth's Station

was attacked by a number of Indians who entered Chinoweth’s house while the family was at supper Three of Chinoweth’s family were killed and seven wounded. Three of the wounded are since dead and several others yet dangerous. The Indians plunder ed the house of every thing they could carry away. There was at the same Station before this date one

                                    man

man killed and one wounded – The num -ber of horses stolen from this county exceed twenty.

                       "Nelson"
    "Two men killed and two wounded

and a number of horses stolen to the amount of about twenty."

                      "Lincoln"
     " One man and one child killed

and two women wounded. About twenty five horses stolen."

                     "Madison"
     "On the 1st day of June the Indians 

broke into the house of Edmund Stephenson and wounded one person. They have stolen a number of horses from this county."

                    "Bourbon"
       "Two men have been badly wounded

and about fifteen horses stolen."

                    "Mason"
       "Two men killed and forty one

horses stolen."

                   "Woodford"
        "One boy killed and several

horses stolen."

Type

Document

Description

Details on murders, attacks, and horse thefts that occurred in each county of Kentucky.

Document number

9999999988901

Page start

1

Notable persons

unknown
Indians
Indian Nation
savages
prisoners
Chinoweth
man
child
women
Edmund Stephenson

Notable locations

Woodford
Mason
Bourbon
Madison
Lincoln
Nelson
Jefferson
county
frontier
Kentucky
Brasshear's creek
Chinoweth's Station

Notable items

killed
taken prisoner
wounded
plundered the house
horses stolen