Interview notes, 1868, taken in Illinois and Missouri. Much of the material pertains to Daniel Boone, his life in Kentucky, his son Nathan, and the Boone's Lick Settlement in Missouri. There are references to many frontier events such as the capture of Ruddell's Station (Kentucky, 1782), the battle of Blue Licks (1782); the capture of Chenoweth's Station (Kentucky, 1789); the Little Miami battle (1792); Henry Dodge's expeditions of 1812 and 1814, the attack on Côte Sans Dessein, and other episodes in Missouri during the War of 1812. Numerous references discuss Indian captivities involving Elizabeth and George Foulks; John Leeth (Leith); Polly, John, and Lewis Tucker; and James Whittaker.

Biographical and genealogical data is given for many persons and families including Joab Barton; Black Partridge; Billy Caldwell; the Callaway family; the family of George Rogers and William Clark; Benjamin and Sarshall Cooper; Robert Dixon; the ancestry of Thomas Forsyth and his wife Keziah Malotte; the William Grant family, Henry Gratiot; Stephen Hempstead; John Hughey; Francois Le Claire; the Potawatomi known as the Main Poque; Daniel Morgan and his son Willoughby; David Musick and family; Jean Baptiste Point au Sable; Byrd Rogers and family; Abraham and Stephen Ruddell; Shaubena (Chaubonna, Chambly, Shabonee); Tecumseh; and the Van Bibber family. The interview with Richard J. Hughey contains a brief reference to the fabled Swift's mine in Kentucky. Draper's brief rough index of names of contributors precedes the notes.