Series: 1 RR (Volume 1)
Scope and Content Note: Draper notes, biographical and bibliographical, about Michel Ney and Peter S. Ney, followed by correspondence in the 1880s from the latter's pupils giving anecdotes and recollections about Ney's appearance, language, and behavior. There are copies of a letter (1828) by Ney and of a composition on Martin Van Buren and the United States Bank reputedly authored by him. Numerous clipped newspaper articles are scattered throughout this volume.