Letter signed Hiram McDaniel, Caldwell County, Ky., to John F. Darby, St. Louis, Missouri. Relates the details of the quarrel between Colonel Stokes and the writer’s brother, John, which resulted in the shooting of Stokes. Asks Darby to please go to the trial of John and undertake his defense as he (McDaniel) is unable to go. John promises to furnish money. Persons mentioned include Mr. Leigh, Thos. Wright [Thomas Wright], and Cousin John VanHook. Places mentioned include Christian County., 1828 Jan 22

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8

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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.