Letter signed C.H. Davis, Lynchburg, to John F. Darby, Saint Louis, Mo. Assures him that he has only neglected the outward forms of friendship, and that his feeling is as warm as ever. Also assures him that in his affair with Miss Labby he increased the good feeling entertained towards him in that place, and that while she was only a coquette, he had won all the feeling she was capable of. Asks him to come to Lynchburg and bring McDonald with him. Recommends all the young ladies there, and recounts their various virtues. Persons mentioned include Mr. Johns, Mitchell, Mrs. Johns, Miss Alice Brown, Miss Colgnhoun, Misses Daniel, Miss Bradfute, Miss Rosalie Henry, Miss Henrietta D. Scott, Patrick Henry, Risque, and Cleland., 1835 July 25

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 2

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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.