Letter signed C. Gratiot [Charles Gratiot], Washington, to John F. Darby, Jefferson City, Missouri. Concerning the toll bridge over the Bourbeuse River, the program of the act together with a plan and estimation of the cost of which have already been given to Darby by Gratiot’s brother. Asks Darby to draw up a memorial paper for him and sign his name for the presentation of the proposed bill. Persons mentioned include Mr. Sheragere[?] and Mr. Geyer. Places mentioned include Franklin., 1838 Nov 18

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 8

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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.