Letter of Jno. M. Bass [John M. Bass], Nashville, to Jno. F. Darby [John F. Darby], St. Louis, Missouri. A general reply to a number of business communications which are hereby acknowledged. He does not want Rader sued without a certainty of making the money. Lawrence is dead and cannot be sued without letters of administration, which are expensive. Strother may be allowed to settle the claim against him for $75 and interest on that amount since the offer was made to take it in settlement. He wants Mrs. Hale turned out if she does not pay her rent. Also writes of the case of the soldiers vs. the university having been decided in favor of the former. Persons mentioned include Ledar, Paul Negrin, Brook, Shall, Mr. Allen, Lyle, Kenedy, Mr. Hunt, Judge Peck, White, Ceatron, Smith, J.T. Brown, Mr. Collinsworth, Mr. Thos. Washington [Thomas Washington], Mrs. B. [Bass], and William Bass. Places mentioned include Philadelphia, Memphis, Cumberland, and Washington City., 1830 May 14

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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.