Letter of introduction for Mr. William Anderson of the firm of Messrs Paul and William Anderson, merchants and owners of the Steamboat Harriet, to present in case he should have need of credit in making purchases in New Orleans, signed Jos. C. Canfield [Joseph C. Canfield], St. Louis, to Mr. Robert F. Canfield, New Orleans. Persons mentioned include Wm. M. O’Hara [William M. O’Hara]. Places mentioned include Ohio River., 1820 Jan 4

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3

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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.