Letter signed Henry Davis, Lynchburg, to John F. Darby, St. Louis, Missouri. Concerning his son, Alexander, who is going someplace about 500 miles above St. Louis. Encloses a check for one hundred dollars to be used on his son’s account should he need it. Davis not want it given to his son all at once for fear it will start him wandering again. Places mentioned include Mechanics’ Bank of New York and Mississippi River., 1836 Aug 14

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5

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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.