Series: Daniel Boone papers: 29 C
Scope and Content Note: Draper correspondence, copies of several pension applications, and some miscellaneous notes referring to various Boone descendants, friends, and contemporaries in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Kentucky, and Missouri. Among the names on which there is material are Edward and Leonard H. Bradley; John Cathey; Daniel Cutbirth; Joseph Dixson; Stephen and William Hancock; Joseph Kennedy; William T. Lamme; John Lewis and his son Martrom; Louis Lorimier; James A. McCue and his wife Margaret Christian (Trimble) McCue; Benjamin Netherland; John Rains (Raines); Bartlett Searcy; and Joshua Stephens. George Washington's interest in western Virginia lands was discussed in a letter (1882) by J.P. Hale. Letters of Charles Tucker provided Draper with information on Shawnee and Cherokee names. A narrative about Benjamin Ulen Sr. (1760-1834) as recalled by his son, told of the elder Ulen's captivity by Creek Indians, his adoption by the Zane family, and his family and later life in Kentucky. Brief reminiscences of his friendship with Christopher “Kit” Carson are contained in a letter (1883) by Albert Gallatin Boone.