Letter signed Thornton Grimsley, St. Louis, to John F. Darby. “All of St. Louis is elated to hear you are able to be out.” Discusses politics – split among the Germans. Bournstein took offense of some neglect of attention by the great German patriot, Kinkel. The never-dying energy and burning eloquence of Kossuth precedes him everywhere and many in St. Louis would like to see him. The city authorities have not invited him and there is a division in feeling on the subject. [filed 1852 Jan-Feb], 1852 Jan 12

Item — Box: 3, Folder: 6

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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.