Letter signed A. Litton, St. Louis, to John F. Darby, Washington, D.C. Requests report of Dr. Owen, which cannot be out of print for it had not been published 3 weeks ago. Also asks for geology of Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Nebraska and other Congressional documents that tend to make known resources and the physical structure of the country. [filed 1852 Dec], 1852 Dec 30

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.