McAlpine Letters

605A – 2 Empty Envelopes with Connelley writing
605B – Letter to William Connelley from N. McAlpine, Kansas City, Kaw – March 13, 1907
McAlpine has enclosed an order for Connelley's book, "Doniphan's Expedition." McAlpine believes that quite a number of Wyandottes were in Captain Reed's Company in Colonel Doniphan's Regiment. McAlpine knows that Isaiah Walker was one of them, and he thinks that one of the Cotter brothers was enlisted as well. McAlpine presumes that there were "too many names for your book to contain a list of the rank and file under Colonel Doniphan's command.

605C – Letter to Connelley from N. McAlpine regarding “Chap. XVIII.—An Act for the relief of Isaac Zane”, Kansas City, KS – June 4, 1904
McAlpine is writing about two brothers - Ebenezer & Isaac Zane - and a piece of land granted to Isaac. He has enclosed a transcript of an 1802 government document ceding the land to Isaac. McAlpine also mentions flooding in Armourdale.

605D – Letter to Connelley from N. McAlpine regarding “Chap. XVIII.—An Act for the relief of Isaac Zane” and “Chap. XXVIII.—An Act to authorize Ebenezer Zane to locate certain lands…”, Kansas City, KS – June 1, 1904
McAlpine is enquiring about a piece of land northwest of the Ohio river, granted to Isaac Zane which he apparently never received. Zane's heirs have offered half of the land to McAlpine if he helps them to finally acquire it, and McAlpine here offers half of that portion to Connelley for his assistance. McAlpine urges Connelley to "refer to your book of Treaties" and to contact Con. Gaul[?]. Attached are typed transcripts of two government documents from 1802 and 1796.

605E – Letter to Connelley from R.L. McAlpine, Kansas City – August 7, 1899
McAlpine is sending Connelley a $30 PO order and requesting a copy of "The Provincial Govt. of Neb. & Journals of Wm Walker".

605F – Letter to Connelley from N. McAlpine, Kansas City, Kan – December 6, 1906
McAlpine recently met a lady who was looking for a dictionary or glossary of place names derived from Indian words, and he is asking Connelley for a recommendation.

605G – Letter to Connelley from R. L. McAlpine, Kansas City, Kan – July 17, 1899
McAlpine requests a copy of Connelley's book.

605H – Letter to Connelley from N. McAlpine, Kansas City, Kan – November 20, 1904
McAlpine has recently encountered Saul Haff and learned that though he once had many papers and books belonging to Gov. William Walker, he long ago gave them to Mrs. John A Hale - "Mrs. Hale will give you all the information in her power cheerfully".

605I – Letter to Connelley from Jessie S. McAlpine, Kansas City, Kan – April 2, 1898
Jessie sends Connelley a photo of his grandfather Joel Walker as requested, and asks that he return it when finished as it is the only one the family has.

605J – Letter to Connelley from N. McAlpine including a family record of Walker/McAlpine, Kansas City, KS – March 23, 1897
McAlpine sends a note with "data taken from the family record" of birth and death dates of his own family and that of Joel Walker. McAlpine is married to Joel Walker's daughter, Maria.