Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Thomas Leiper Kane papers (1831-1880) consist of correspondence between family members, with some additional letters, papers, and notes. Most of the family correspondence is from Thomas L. Kane to his father, John Kinzing Kane, and his mother, Jane Duval Leiper Kane. Another sizable number of letters was written by Kane's wife, Elizabeth Dennistoun Wood Kane, to his parents. Several letters are from Thomas Kane to his brother, Elisha Kent Kane, with a lesser number from Elisha to Thomas....

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Thomas Leiper Kane papers (1831-1880) consist of correspondence between family members, with some additional letters, papers, and notes. Most of the family correspondence is from Thomas L. Kane to his father, John Kinzing Kane, and his mother, Jane Duval Leiper Kane. Another sizable number of letters was written by Kane's wife, Elizabeth Dennistoun Wood Kane, to his parents. Several letters are from Thomas Kane to his brother, Elisha Kent Kane, with a lesser number from Elisha to Thomas....