Letter signed S.F. Austin, Herculaneum, to Mr. William M. O’Hara, St. Louis. Explains why he has yet to pay off the $150.00 loan, and encloses power of attorney to sell three shares of Bank Stock to cover the debt. Inquires as to whether an Order of Survey can be had for their location, and discusses discharging his father’s bank debt. Persons mentioned include T. Collet, Browne, Dr. R. Andrews, T. Rector, Price, and Mrs. O’Hara. Places mentioned include Red River, Ouchitaw, Arkansas, Little Rock, Caddo River, and Arkansas Territory. (includes typed transcription), 1819 Apr 7

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection consists largely of the papers of John F. Darby and his wife Mary F. Darby, and relates mostly to the political, social, and business history of St. Louis. The papers also include family correspondence with relatives in North Carolina, Kentucky, and Missouri, and correspondence regarding legal and business matters. Of special note are the minute books of the Jefferson Society and the St. Louis Debating Club (1827-1828), both regional debating societies of which Darby was a member; letters of Mary F. Darby; correspondence with Montgomery Blair, William T. Sherman, and George Caleb Bingham; and fragments of a history of the Mormons by John Corrill, dated 1839.