December 1790 Fort Lernoult, Province of Upper Canada Thomas Sherwood shrugged on his overcoat before making the short walk from his sleeping quarters to the small, drafty office where he conducted the bulk of his official business. When he was a young officer he imagined much more refined accommodations for himself, should he ever reach the rank of Major General. Now that he had finally achieved that coveted status, the reality was somewhat less appealing than the dream. Still, for a frontier outpost like this fort—one that they were officially supposed to have abandoned long before now—he could have faced much worse.
That’s the intended spelling, yes. The modern spelling we know now was not standard in that time period. “Cantuckey” and “Kaintuckee” were other variations. I went with this spelling because it’s the one used in a book written in the 1780s about the discovery and settlement of the area and it’s close to the current name. But maybe it’s a little TOO close! :-)
"It had been, in fact, less than a year since the area known as Kentucke had separated itself from the old colony of Virginia."
Is "Kentucke" the spelling you intended? Or a typo of Kentucky?
That’s the intended spelling, yes. The modern spelling we know now was not standard in that time period. “Cantuckey” and “Kaintuckee” were other variations. I went with this spelling because it’s the one used in a book written in the 1780s about the discovery and settlement of the area and it’s close to the current name. But maybe it’s a little TOO close! :-)
I figured that might be the case. But thought I would check anyway. 🙂