Letter signed Jcb. Thompson [Jacob Thompson], Leasburg, N.C., to Jno. F. Darby [John F. Darby], St. Louis, Missouri. States that he wants to go somewhere to the far west to settle and spend the residue of his days. He will make Florence, Alabama, his headquarters. Asks what the prospects are in St. Louis for young men of his profession ultimately obtaining an extensive and lucrative practice. Also writes of the coming Presidential election. Persons mentioned include White, Van Buren, and Johnston., 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.