Letter signed N. Paschall, St. Louis, to John F. Darby, Washington City. Since Darby’s departure from St. Louis, T. Grimsley, Keemle, and Purdy have been proposed as candidates for office of mayor. Paschall is at some loss to know what to do because he does not know Darby’s wishes. He can’t support Grimsley, but Keemle he will willingly take. Mentions that the City charter has been rejected in the House. It will probably be brought up again. He supposes the voting law will pass. [filed 1841 Jan-Feb], 1841 Feb 13

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 11

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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.