Letter signed Henry Davis, Lynchburg, to John F. Darby, St. Louis, Mo. Reminds Darby about correspondence from a considerable time past respecting that he sent a hundred dollars to Darby so that Darby would decide whether or not to send it to his son, Alexander, because he trusted his discretion. Henry Davis has never written to Alexander on the subject at all. Henry hears that his son is for the most part well. Henry has a small enterprise in hand that is likely to exhaust what little money he has saved. Henry plans on sending Alexander a small sum and asks Darby to do the same – with the original hundred dollars if possible., 1837 Nov 21

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 7

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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.