Letter signed Jane McDaniel, Leasburg, N.C., to John F. Darby, St. Louis, Missouri. Informs Darby of the death of his grandfather on the 27th of last mnonth. Requests that Darby send his sister to live with her now that she is all alone. Persons mentioned include Mr. Price and Aunt Phebe., 1830 Nov 5

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11

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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.