Letter of N. Paschall, St. Louis, to J.F. Darby. Recommends J.W. White, applicant for mail delivery between St. Louis and Galena. White had applied for the same office between St. Louis and Louisville but prefers the Galena route. Complains about eastern mail which St. Louis receives but three times a week. Mentions that the River is full of ice. Asks that Darby see the letters on file of Gamble in relation to the Terre Haute route and insist upon its adoption. The Legislature is going it with a rush on railroads; it will pass, in all probability, with Missouri, Kansas, Southwestern and soon mountain, with $7 or $8 million state credit. [filed 1852 Dec], 1852 Dec 22

Item — Box: 3, Folder: 6

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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.