Series: Daniel Boone papers: 4 C
Scope and Content Note: Draper notes and correspondence pertaining primarily to early travel and settlement in Kentucky by Boone and others between 1769 and 1781, but also containing information on several Kentucky pioneers and their families: John, Russell, and William Bean; Hannah Boone (1746-1828), her first husband John Stewart (Stuart), and her descendants in the Lewis, Pennington, and Stewart (Stuart) families; and John Snoddy. Letters from members of the Bryan family discuss not only Bryan genealogy but also Boone's life in Missouri. Several original manuscripts include: Boone's account book listing receipts and expenditures for military service in 1774 and personal business transactions, October-November 1775, with Nathaniel Hart, Richard Henderson, Michael Stoner, and other Kentuckians; a letter dated September 7, 1776 written by Boone to William Preston; and a letter dated July 31, 1778, sent by Arthur Campbell to William Fleming, enclosing contemporary copies of statements by Boone and Richard Callaway attesting to the threat of Indian attack at Boonesborough.