Copy of letter signed John F. Darby, Saint Louis, Missouri, to Col. R.H. Musser, St, Louis. Inquires about New Madrid County land owned in early 1800s by J. Smith of Little Prairie. Includes response of Mr. Walker, July 15, 1872, on reverse. Walker states he has no recollection of any man living at Little Prairie named J. Smith. After the great earthquake in 1811, many people moved. Thinks it is probable that J. Smith stopped in Big Prairie, about 20 miles north of New Madrid. [filed in 1872 Jan-Aug], 1872 July 4

Item — Box: 4, Folder: 7

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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.