This collection contains 59 letters from William to his cousin Jane in Cherry Valley, Waterville, and Norwich, New York. Also included are three letters from William to his uncle Robert Dunlap. William Lipe Walradt of Utica, New York, later changed his name to William Waldradt Dunlap. He was a lawyer, a Mexican War captain who organized and recruited the 10th Infantry Regiment based near Matamoros. He was one of the first settlers of Brownsville, where he was a lawyer, County Clerk, commanding Major of the Brownsville Volunteers, Texas State Representative, and Mayor of Brownsville. Dunlap later moved to San Antonio before settling on a large tract of land he had purchased near Goliad, with his family and slaves. After the secession of Texas, Dunlap served with Confederate forces as an officer during the Civil War.
