Letter signed E.A.D. [Edward A. Dudley], Frankfort, to John F. Darby, St. Louis. Gives an account of the belles and beaux, weddings, etc. Writes of the impression that Mr. Clay [Henry Clay] will be senator, but he has no information that Mr. Clay wants it. The race is between Clay and Crittenden [John J. Crittenden]. Also discusses the death of George Washington, who died within a day of his brother, Walter. Persons mentioned include “old Jac,” John Marshall, Mark, Robt. W. Scott [Robert W. Scott], Elizabeth Brown, Dort Hall, Margaret Sproule, Barr, A.V. Parker, and Henrietta. Places mentioned include Louisville, Mansion House, Cincinnati, and Versailles., 1831 Oct 21

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 12

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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.