Letter signed B. Allen, City of Washington, to J.F. Darby, St. Louis, Missouri. States that he is leaving Washington this evening or tomorrow morning for Baltimore. He is not sorry for Washington has no charms – there is too much man worship. If Darby ever visits there he should come armed with letters of recommendation to the high in office, be forward and consequential, and then expect some degree of politeness. Places mentioned include Richmond, Missouri, Louisville, Frankfort, and Lexington., 1831 Oct 4

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 12

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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.