Family History

On April 14, 1858 Elizabeth Stanhope Carter recieved a land grant for 120 acres for her late husband's military service. It was common in the 18th and early 19th centuries for land to be given as a reward to serving the country in times of conflict, and Edward Carter received a tract of land for his service in the Kentucky Militia as a part of the Sabine Expedition, which set out to fortify the border between the Louisiana Territory and Texas, then in the hands of the Spanish. This border was created by the Sabine River, hence the name of the expedition. Since Edward Carter had passed away before the act granting this land, Elizabeth was able to recieve it in his place.

This document also gives Edward Carter's rank in the Kentucky Militia, which was that of Captain.