Copy of letter signed John F. Darby, Saint Louis, Missouri, to Captain F.H. Carpenter, Memphis, Tenn. Darby has nothing particular to mention to Carpenter and can only drop him a line to pay his respects and learn how he is doing and what a trip he had from St. Louis. He has not seen or met with Capt. Rae since Carpenter went away. Gives his compliments to the Doctor. [filed 1870 Aug-Dec], 1870 Oct 1

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.