Letter signed Wm. Russell [William Russell], Crystal Springs near St. Louis, to Col. Justus Post, America, Illinois. Regarding Doctor R. Simpson’s authorization to sell all of his interest in the 640 acres near New Madrid, to confirm which authorization Doctor Simpson showed an instrument of writing signed by Post, Chester Ashley, and himself. Having now sold Doctor Simpson’s interest, the writer wants to know whether Post would be willing to sell his interest to a Colonel Benjamin S. Chambers, the buyer of Simpson’s interest. Persons mentioned include Henry Cockerman (or Cockerham), O’Hara [William M. O’Hara?], and Major Long. Places mentioned include Arkansas and Little Rock., 1833 June 26

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.