Letter signed Mary M. Darby, St. Louis, to John F. Darby. States in part, “A lady came soliciting funds for the poor and as no one has ever come to me before for charity I signed my name to a paper that she had. I will tell you the amount when I see you. I am in hopes that you will not think hard of me.” [filed 1838 Jan-Nov], 1838 Feb 8

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 8

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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.