Letter signed Jane McDaniel with postscript signed John W. Price, Leasburg, N.C., to John F. Darby, St. Louis, Missouri. Requests that Darby come see her next summer if he can’t come in the winter. Asks his opinion of Sidney, as to whether he is suitable for a companion to manage her affairs, if Darby himself cannot remain. Discusses family affairs, health, etc. Persons mentioned include Polly Holloway, Sally, Uncle John McDaniel, Uncle Hiram, and Polly Leigh., 1833 Mar 4

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 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.