Letter signed Thomas Caulk, Bonhomme, St. Louis, to John F. Darby, Frankfort, Kentucky. Concerning social matters and neighborhood gossip. Wishes to know whether Darby has heard anything from Thompson and whether he (Thompson) wants him (Caulk) to see to the paying of taxes on his land. Hiram is now working for McAlister. Asks that he let Stephen Hancock know what he (Darby) knows about the Hancock-Long partnership business. Prospects for Sheriff appear flattering but it is too far off to know yet. The opposition is hard. Persons mentioned include Clemens, D.E. Cuyler, and G. Long. Places mentioned include Stokes’ Place. (includes typed transcription), 1826 Apr 9

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7

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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.