Use for the narrow claim that Catherine used distilling as income after 1806. Do not infer an exact start date, production scale, occupational title, or personal execution of every production task.
The finding aid first states that Adam Carpenter died in 1806 and then describes Catherine’s economic activities after his death, including whiskey distilling.
“Catherine began distilling whiskey as one source of income”
p. 2
Historical sketch
Quotation and locator checked against the complete 19-page official finding aid; p. 2 was also visually inspected.
Capture evidence faithfully. Select one Source, record a usable locator, and preserve enough surrounding context to prevent misquotation.
Evidence
The exact short quotation is stored in Excerpt Text and classified as a Direct Quote.
Location and context
Locator: p. 2, Historical sketch. The immediately preceding sentence dates Adam Carpenter’s death to 1806, making “after 1806” the defensible chronology.
Annotation
Use only for Catherine Carpenter’s income-producing distilling. Do not assign a precise start year, production scale, or occupational title.