Letter signed William McDaniel, Leasburg, N. C., to John F. Darby, Orange County, Politeness of Dr. Malone. Regarding family matters. States that Uncle Hiram has gone to the Arkansas and does not expect to return until June. Mentions that Darby’s sister, Elizabeth, had an heir. Persons mentioned include Aunt Polly Lea, Brother Hiram, John W. Richmond, and Eppison’s Store. Places mentioned include Salem., 1824 Apr 25

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6

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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.