Letter signed R. Paul, St. Louis, to Gabriel Paul. States that he does not know the reason why his brother fails to answer, speak, or communicate with him in any way. As the writer is getting old, he desires to straighten out all of his business affairs and therefore calls his brother to account for his half of their joint note in favor of Labes and Thompson. He will take property now but after the note is paid off nothing but cash will do. Persons mentioned include J.F. Darby [John F. Darby]., 1835 Mar 8

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 1

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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.