Letter signed Geo. Collier [George Collier], St. Louis, to John F. Darby. Concerning the town meeting held last evening. The meeting was quite boisterous and almost broke up when some of the members raised the cry of fire. States that suspicion has it that either Benoist, the writer himself, or Darby is concerned with some man who is petitioning the legislature to grant him Banking privileges. Persons mentioned include Col. O’Fallon, Corbin, W. Ruland, and Grimesly. Places mentioned include Philadelphia., 1837 Jan 4

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 6

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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.