Letter signed Montgomery Blair, Washington, D.C., to John F. Darby. Blair is sorry Darby does not agree with him on the expediency of nominating Tilden. Blair feels confident of his election. The rapidity of intercourse now affected by railway, telegraph, and newspapers has brought the whole world nearer together. Where candidates come from is no longer important. Tilden’s overthrow of Boss Tweed in N.Y. and of the Canal Ring should indicate that no rascality will be allowed if Tilden is President. [filed in 1876 Jan-Apr], 1876 Apr 29

Item — Box: 4, Folder: 11

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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.