Letter signed James F. Brooks, Jackson, Mo., to John F. Darby, Saint Louis, Mo. Brooks has examined records regarding deed from widow of Wm. Howard to Richard P. Howard; did not find such a deed; gives detailed information about various Howards and dispositions of their properties; charge for his search, $3.00. [filed in 1873 Oct-Dec], 1873 Oct 14

Item — Box: 4, Folder: 8

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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.