Copy of letter signed John F. Darby, St. Louis, Missouri, to Genl. A.J. Smith, No. 2911 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, Mo. Offers congratulations on Darby’s triumphant election as County Auditor. Darby has been connected with Smith’s father-in-law, Doctor Simpson, for over 50 years. Darby appointed him City Comptroller and a trustee of Boatmen’s Savings Institution. Simpson’s family voted for Darby, who is glad to return the obligation to Smith. [filed in 1876 May-Dec], 1876 Nov 9

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.