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Marshall Hanger to Lyman C. Draper, Sept. 28, 1887
Draper Manuscripts, 20C32

Transcribed from microfilm copy of the original document from the 
Draper Manuscripts Collection of the State Historical Society of 
Wisconsin, Madison, WI.

Spelling and punctuation are as they appear in the original text.
Transcriber’s notes in {}

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{Draper’s note at top of page} Boone’s visit to George Crawford – 1792

Staunton Va
Sept 28h, 87

Lymn C. Draper – Esq
Madison-
Wisconsin-

Dear Sir:

	Your valued favor came only to hand in which you state that you 
had been referred to me for certain information in regard to the Boone 
& Winter family by Jno. H. Crawford of this County.  I have long known 
of you by reputation and of the investigations you have been making 
into the history of Boone and it would have given me great pleasure to 
have added anything to the facts already in your possession.  I have 
delayed an answer to your letter of inquiry, in the hope that a 
conference with the old members of the family, might enable me to give 
you the special information desired.  I regret to say, that after 
talking with some of them, I am not able to do so.  

	Henry Miller came to this County from Pennsylvania; but the place 
of his nativity they do not know.  Daniel Boone certainly paid a visit 
to my grand-mother Crawford (Nancy Winter) but whether he had anyone 
with him I can not ascertain.  I think, however, it is certain he had 
his rifle.  The old servant I never had any talk with as he ___ to a 
branch of the family other than mine.

	The Parents of Ann Boone I cannot learn from any member of the 
family.  I have learned from inquiry that there is still in existence a 
large lot of old papers belonging to my Grand-father, George Crawford 
(whose Executor was my father, Peter Hanger) & now in the possession of 
my brother who occupies the homestead about 12 miles from this town.  
As soon as I can find the opportunity, I will examine them & if they 
shall disclose anything I will take pleasure in communicating the same 
to you.  I enclose you an extract furnished me by Mr. J.A. Waddell from 
his “Annals of Augusta County“ -- which I think is absolutely correct, 
and which is about all that is known him.  The Winter to whom you refer 
as having visited this County some few years ago was named George 
Winter – now dead.  He was nominally from Pennsylvania tho’ it seems 
that he had no fixed residence.

With Great respect

Your ___ Servt

Marshall Hanger


Extract from account of the Crawford family

I.  George Crawford, to whom his father left the farm on which he 
resided.  He was born October 1, 1754, and married Nancy Winter.  Mrs. 
Crawford’s parents were William and Ann Boone Winter, the latter an 
aunt of Daniel Boone.  Elizabeth Winter, a sister of Mrs. Crawford, 
married Abraham Lincoln, the grand-father of President Lincoln; and 
Hannah Winter, another sister, married Henry Miller, the founder of 
Miller’s Iron Works, on Mossy Creek, Augusta county.  (See p. 40, 
“Annals of Augusta Co.”)  It may be mentioned that the grand-father of 
President Lincoln, who lived in the part of Augusta which is now 
Rockingham, attended a court-martial at Staunton, March 13, 1776, as 
captain of a militia company.  His name was written “Abraham Linkhorn.”