Letter signed Samuel Knox, St. Louis, to John F. Darby, Jefferson City, Mo. States in part, “The paper containing the report of the Libel Comte. of the Legislature appointed to investigate the infamous slanders of the corrupt leaders of a corrupt party will be published by the Gazette, Bulletin & Republican. The Missouri Argus will not publish.” Discusses Loco Focos, Thos. H. Benton’s bill to regulate the currency, Tiffany and Dr. Byrne, and collections. Mr. Dresser thinks Benoist has yankeed him. [filed 1839], 1839 Jan 18

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 9

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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.