Letter signed P.A. Sarpy, Saint Mays, to John F. Darby, Saint Louis, Mo. States that Darby’s letter arrived when the Omahas made the treaty with Gatewood. Sarpy did not forget Darby’s claim against Pinault. They acknowledge but say the amount should be paid by Pinault interest in the Nemaha tract. Darby’s portion belongs to the “half breeds” and Mr. Gatewood will purchase it off them when he returns from Washington. Sarpy will see that Darby’s note is paid. [filed 1854], 1854 Mar 9

Item — Box: 3, Folder: 8

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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.