George Madison letter

ID: 3254
This file appears in: County Named, 1819

The author of this letter, George Madison, was captured at the Battle of River Raisin, where John Simpson was killed.
Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society

This file appears in: County Named, 1819

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #912 in Franklin notes Simpson County’s namesake, War of 1812 veteran, Captain John Simpson. Simpson, a native of Virginia, came to Kentucky as child with his family. The Simpsons…