Letter signed A.T. [Albert Todd], St. Louis, to John F. Darby. Thanks Darby for his history of the establishment of Lafayette Park. Compliments Darby for his early devotion to universal free education. May Darby be inspired to write more. Wants the “privilege of preserving it in the archives of our Historical Society.” Todd wrote on Darby’s behalf during the Convention. [filed in 1876 May-Dec], 1876 Nov 4

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.