Lyman Draper devoted his life to recording and preserving pioneer stories and documents on frontier history. His extensive collection of material became the foundation for the collections of the Wisconsin Historical Society, of which he was the first secretary and librarian. Draper researched Daniel Boone over several decades intending to publish a definitive biography, but he died before the work was completed. He interviewed Nathan Boone, the youngest child of Daniel and Rebecca Boone, and took over 300 pages of notes, which research material has proved invaluable to Boone researchers ever since. Transcription: My Dear Sir: I sometime since got hold of your brief correspondence to the Louisville Courier-Journal about the old graveyard where the Boones are buried. I have been for 40 years collecting facts & materials for a thorough work on Col. Daniel Boone - having in 1856 visited his last surviving son, Col. Nathan Boone, and other relatives before & after. Have you any traditions besides what you have stated in your newspaper communications? If so, I beg you will inform me of them. 1. How far and which way from your village is the old graveyard? 1. Is there a meeting house yet nearby - if so what denominations? 3. How far distant tid the Boones reside - + can you describe the locality? 4. Have any of your aged people any Boone traditions? If so, please learn what they are + communicate them to me. I send you some pamphlets. I shall feel I disappointed if you remain silent. Cordially + truly yours, Lyman C. Draper