Letter signed J.J. Crittenden, Frankfort, to John F. Darby, St. Louis, Missouri. Thanks Darby for letting him know that his lands had been advertised for sale for back taxes, and tells him that he holds receipts for all state and county taxes. Begs that Darby call the attention of the auditor to this inadvertence and to ask whether anything is necessary to prevent the sale of the lands beyond the fact that he holds receipts for taxes. In a postscript, Crittenden mentions that it may be that the taxes for 1826 have not been paid, and asks Darby to tend to them. Persons mentioned include Samuel F. Hunt and E. Barcroft., 1829 Aug 25

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10

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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.