Letter signed Montgomery Blair, Washington, [to John F. Darby]. Has received Darby’s long letter postmarked the 13th. Has known Darby a very long time, and is familiar with his character. Does not know what to advise Darby to do. Is sure the court will be disposed to correct the statements as to Darby. Will do anything Darby requests, and will accept no fee. [filed in 1874 Sept-Dec], 1874 Nov 15

Item — Box: 4, Folder: 9

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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.