Letter signed Wm. M. McPherson [William M. McPherson], Washington, to John F. Darby, St. Louis, Mo. Comments on Penrose case, which was argued, and also the Stoddard case, all closing speech before Mr. Geyer arrived. Mr. Gamble wound up the case with a two-hour argument, very fine. McPherson saw Old Zack on New Year’s Day – there was a gall crowd at the White House. “They are stirring up a quarrel here about the niggers, the abolitionists and nullifiers, all seeing how much excitement they can stir up. I fear they will make a serious business of it.” [filed 1850], 1850 Jan 3

Item — Box: 3, Folder: 4

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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.