Letter signed Thomas Caulk, Bonhomme, St. Louis, to John F. Darby, Frankfort, Kentucky. Deals with social matters, and states that there has been little alteration in the neighborhood. Mentions the marriages that have taken place and also the fact that he expects to be a candidate for sheriff. In a postscript, states that he has been requested by Mr. Hancock to say that Mr. McAllister, the administrator of G. Long, has refused to give him (Hancock) the books left for him, and also that he (Hancock) would like to have a letter about his relationship to Long to help in settling up with their affairs. Persons mentioned include Clemens, Betsy, Samuel Worthington, Margaret Fitzwater, John Moore, and E. Brockman. (includes typed transcription), 1826 Jan 8

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7

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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.