Recommendation for the retention of Isadore Barada on the Night Watch, signed N.B. Atwood; Thos. Andrews [Thomas Andrews]; Asa Wilgus; U. Deroin[?]; F.W. Beltzhoover; Thos. L. Fontaine [Thomas L. Fontaine]; Alfred Skinner; Charles Laberge; Augst. Chouteau [Auguste Chouteau]; S. Blood; B.W. Ayres; Thos. H. West [Thomas H. West]; John Shade; Joseph Papin; Pr. Chouteau [Pierre Chouteau]; M. Augustin; Ah. Papin; Elliott Lee; Jas. S. Mayfield [James S. Mayfield]; Gabriel S. Chouteau; L. Labeaume; Louis DuBreuil; James F. Comstock; F.V. Taylor; John T. Douglass; Wm. Jas. Austin [William James Austin]; B. Pratte, Jr. [Bernard Pratte, Jr.]; G.P. Cerre; Francis Loud; Theodore LaBeaume; Jos. A. Sire [Joseph A. Sire]; Thos. M. Taylor [Thomas M. Taylor]; Henry V. Sullivan; John D. Mount; Edward Welch; Jno. Ruland [John Ruland]; Arthur L. Magenis; M.P. Leduc; Hyte Papin [Hypolite Papin]; Geo. Wotton [George Wotton]; R. Simpson; John Ford; Theodore Papin; Henry Chouteau; Jos. S. Sampson [Joseph S. Sampson]; Edw. Brooks [Edward Brooks]; John Young; Chas. Dumon [Charles Dumon]; G. Knapp; John B. Sarpy; J.B. Lesperance; H. Renard; J. Cooper; Louis [Provencher?]; E. McDonald; Isaac A. Letcher; Joseph Richardson; A.C. Billon; Benj. C. St. Cyr [Benjamin C. St. Cyt]; Dennies Caurtois; A.W. Manning; Chs. L. Bosseron [Charles L. Bosseron]; Thomas Rodham; H. McKee; B. DeYoung; Jn. E. Tholozan; Antoine Chenie; and Wm. G. Pettus [William G. Pettus]., 1835
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- 1835
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 2.6 Cubic Feet ( (5 boxes; 1 oversize folder))
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Darby, John Fletcher, 1803-1882 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Corrill, John (Author, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository