Materials include a letter from Jane (probably Jane Duval Leiper) to her husband, John K. Kane, containing a plea to not worry about her becoming fatigued. Dated approximately 1809.

Letter from Mr. Brosius to John K. Kane containing a discussion about the lack of knowledge of Greek and the possibility of still getting accepted to Yale College. Letter is torn into four parts. Dated August 10, 1809.

Letter from Elisha Kane to Reverend Dr. Timothy Dwight IV, president of Yale College, copied on the back of Mr. Brosius letter to John Kane. In the letter Kane pleads for Dwight to accept both of his sons to Yale College in New Haven. Letter is torn into four pieces. Dated August 10, 1809.

Letter from Elisha Kane to Reverend Dr. Timothy Dwight IV, president of Yale College, listing his son's educational proficiency (the name of the son isn't specified, but it is probably John K. Kane). Dated August 18, 1809.

Handwritten copy of a letter written to Mr. Thomas Lancaster on the back of another letter (item 4), notifying Lancaster that payment is due that week or a lawyer will be called and he will sue. The document is unsigned, so the original sender is not known. Dated August 29, 1809.

Materials include an original signed letter from John K. Kane to his mother, Elizabeth Kintzing Kane. It says that he arrived at Paulus Hook last evening after a fourteen hour trip. Dated May 19, 1810.

Materials include an original letter from John K. Kane to his mother, Elizabeth Kintzing Kane, about his arrival in New York and the reception at his aunt and uncle's (Maria Codwise and John Kane) home. No year on item. Dated June 21, approximately 1816.

Materials include an original letter from John K. Kane to his mother, Elizabeth Kintzing Kane, which comments on a recent trip from Albany to Claverack via the steamboat to Hudson. Dated May 31, 1816.

Materials include an original letter from John K. Kane to his mother, Elizabeth Kintzing Kane, about a trip to Utica and visits to family. Dated June 8, 1816.

Materials include an original letter from John K. Kane to his father, Elisha Kane, requesting an opinion about the advisability of traveling to Niagara Falls. Dated June 12, 1816.