Letter signed Archibald Gamble, St. Louis, to John F. Darby. Request to support bill to aid Gamble’s brother-in-law, Langdon C. Easton, now on duty in Washington. While Quartermaster at Santa Fe, Easton’s office was robbed. He was in St. Louis at the time and had no control over the matter or arrest of the robber. He applied for relief at the last session of Congress. [filed 1852 Dec], 1852 Dec 10

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.