Letter signed Sam Caruthers, Ho. of Rep. [House of Representatives], to John F. Darby. States that the Missouri delegates came down like a “thousand of bricks” on the Committee of Ways & Means for leaving hemp and lead unprotected. They have amended their bill and will leave hemp, iron, and lead just where they are under the tariff of 46. Caruthers presumes his colleagues will be a unit upon the questions where Missouri interests are concerned. States that Jackson favors frequent rotation of office holders, but Buchanan has not shown which division he favors. [filed 1857], 1857 Feb 16

Item — Box: 3, Folder: 9

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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.