Copy of letter signed John F. Darby, St. Louis, Missouri, to T.A. Post, Reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court of Missouri, St. Louis, Mo. Darby’s name was omitted from the list of counsel in the case of Alexander Valle vs. Henry Obenhouse and Pelagi Berthold. Describes Darby’s role in case. It is a matter of no great importance, anyway. [filed in 1876 May-Dec], 1876 Dec 5

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.