Cite the KHS finding aid at p. 2. Use the archival collection itself for any more granular claim about output, equipment, recipes, customers, taxes, or duration.
After Adam Carpenter’s death in 1806, Catherine Spears Frye Carpenter began distilling whiskey as a source of income.
Verified against the complete 19-page official KHS finding aid, especially the historical sketch on p. 2. The entire file was text-extracted and visually reviewed.
The finding aid is an institutional archival description, not the underlying account book, recipe, tax, or estate instrument. “After 1806” is more precise than assigning a first distillation to 1807.
The Kentucky Historical Society’s complete finding aid states both the 1806 death and Catherine’s subsequent use of whiskey distilling for income.
Used and link-verified on the public history page “Revolution and the Early Republic — Rum, Whiskey, Taxation, and Federal Power” on 2026-09-02. Retain the recorded qualifications in future revisions.