Letter signed Alexander Mebane, Chapel Hill, N.C., to John F. Darby, Mason Hall, Orange Cty., N.C. Writes of college life and urges his friend to study up on Greek verbs as the tutor who hears the freshman class is very particular about them. States that college expenses are not so great as reported – that $75.00 will defray all college dues for each session. Persons mentioned include Yancy, Royall, and G.B.R., 1824 Sept 21

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.