Letter signed V.M. Garesche, St. Louis, to John F. Darby. It was not the mere wish to see Mr. Chapin that induced Garesche to go to his residence, but the necessity to inventory and appraise his furniture. Garesche has no wish to increase the charges and is sending Darby a receipt for $7.50. He shall be ready at any time to reimburse any part of the sum. [filed 1843], 1843 Aug 26

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 12

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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.