Document signed E. Dobyns, Chairman, and J.F. Darby [John F. Darby], Secretary, St. Louis. Concerning a ball to be given on the 29th of December. States that eight managers, four of whom were single and four married, were appointed, and Doctor Green agreed to furnish the entertainment for $5.00. Persons mentioned include John Shade, Jos. C. Laveille [Joseph C. Laveille], Asa Wilgus, J.G.A. McKinney, Calvin Ricards, Francis V. Marshall, Mr. March, Mr. Ewing, Grimsley, Doctor Green, Jesse Colburn, S. Willi, Dr. Campbell, Enoch C. March, Wm. Skinner [William Skinner], Wm L. Ewing [William L. Ewing], and Missouri Hotel. (includes typed transcription), 1831 Dec 15

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.