Two letters signed Isaac N. Young, Staunton, Virginia, to John F. Darby, St. Louis, Missouri. Urgent need to settle Massey estate, especially in interest of Miss Jane [Massey] who desires to enter into a convent. Young does not think she will be accepted because she does not do anything and is getting along in years. She is a godchild of Archbishop Kenrick, who perhaps is in a position to help her. (2 items) [filed 1869 Jan-May], 1869 Jan 26, 28

Item — Box: 4, Folder: 4

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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.