Materials include an original letter from John K. Kane to Elisha Kent Kane saying that John will send a box of letters, pamphlets, and newpapers to Elisha. Dated March 21, 1844.

Materials include an original letter from John K. Kane to Elisha Kent Kane reviewing the recent deaths and illnesses in the community and giving him other recent news. Dated April 6-13, 1844.

Materials include an original letter from John K. Kane and Jane Duval Leiper Kane to their son Elisha Kent Kane, informing him about the recent annexation of Texas and its effect on the presidential race. Dated April 21-29, 1844.

Materials include an original letter from John K. Kane to Elisha Kent Kane, saying that Thomas L. Kane has returned home healthier and taller. The letter explains the tensions between the Irish and the Native American party, comments on Martin Van Buren’s character, and gives the opinion that Henry Clay will be the next president. May 14, 1844.

Materials include an original letter from John K. Kane to Elisha Kent Kane. John says he is sending him some popular sketches and tells him about the current controversy regarding their ownership. John states that the option to return home is always open if Elisha is not well received in Manila. Dated May 22, 1844.

Materials include an original letter from John K. Kane to Elisha Kent Kane saying that John wrote a newspaper article on the life of James P. Polk and and George M. Dallas; he also wrote an eight-page tract about Texas and the annexation. Jane has a severe toothache, but she is otherwise fine. Dated June 14, 1844.

Materials include an original letter from John K. Kane and Thomas L. Kane to Elisha Kent Kane that tells Elisha about the riots between the Native American and Irish populations. They say that Martin Van Buren's Texas anti-annexation letter was a bombshell and they tell Elisha about the Baltimore Convention. The letter is severely damaged at the bottom. Dated May 26, 1844.

Materials include an original letter from John K. Kane and Thomas L. Kane to Elisha Kent Kane. The letter is illegible since the ink has run through the onion-skin pages and made it impossible to read. Dated August 12, 1844.

Materials include an original letter from John K. Kane to Elisha Kent Kane. The letter describes John's recent visit to a university's commencement exercises and says that Jane is the healthiest she has ever been. Dated April 11, 1845.

Materials include an original letter from John K. Kane to Thomas L. Kane. John says he is going to send Tom support money and he encourages Tom to mind his health; the second part of the letter has a more detailed description of financial matters between the two. Dated October 7, 1843.