Box 2
Contains 4 Results:
Elisha Kent Kane letter to Alida Kane Constable, 1849 February 2
Letter from Elisha Kent Kane to Alida Kane Constable, Philadelphia, a farewell note, includes envelope, dated February 2, 1849.
Draft of the paper “Esquimau”, approximately 1854-1856
Draft of paper on “Esquimau,” written as a diary entry, tells of meeting Eskimos, dated approximatley April 10-12, 1854, also some writing and notes by Thomas L. Kane, [he was helping Elisha with his book in 1856, this may be part of it], some sketches, dated approximately1856.
Report of the Secretary of the Navy, 1854 August 6
Printed pages from "Report of the Secretary of the Navy," by Elisha Kent Kane, which contains an incomplete, damaged, account of his Arctic explorations, notes made in pencil and ink, includes page 59-60, 63-66, dated August 6, 1854.
Elisha Kent Kane Last Will and Testament, 1856 October 11
Photocopy of Last Will and Testament of Elisha Kent Kane, leaves $5000 to his brothers (Thomas L. Kane and Robert P. Kane), leaves the rest of his estate to his father (John K. Kane) to divide as he saw fit, Robert Patterson named as an executor and trustee, dated October 11, 1856.