Letter signed Michael Boyce, Cotile Landing, to John F. Darby, St. Louis, Missouri. Darby’s letter of the 17th afforded hope and consolation after Darby’s letter of the 16th gave a great shock to Boyce’s nervous system. Deplores the outcome of his case, which Darby should appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court. [filed in 1876 May-Dec], 1876 Nov 25

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.