Letter signed Geo. W. Walker [George W. Walker], Jefferson, Marion Co., Texas, to Jno. F. Darby [John F. Darby], Saint Louis, Mo. This town, like New Orleans, is a six-month season town and Darby’s son will not stand a good chance to get a situation at this season. [filed 1870 Jan-July], 1870 Mar 10

Item — Box: 4, Folder: 5

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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.