Letter signed T.F. Smith [Thomas F. Smith], Rock Island, to John F. Darby, St. Louis. Regarding his suit against the administrator of John Mullanphy, which he is carrying on more for the principle than anything else. He would like it dismissed if there is no chance of gaining it. Asks what his tract of land on Creve Coeur is worth per acre. Persons mentioned include Henry Chouteau, Mr. Perry, Charless [Joseph Charless?], and Gabriel S. Chouteau., 1835 Dec 20

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.