Western Union telegram of John F. Darby to Governor Jno. S. Phelps [John S. Phelps], Jefferson City. “Make no appointment of Senator for some days. Friends of your administration will call to see you personally. Hold off. There’s luck in leisure. A warm friend of yours but one who wants no office.” [filed in 1877 Aug-Dec], 1877 Sept 26

Item — Box: 4, Folder: 12

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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.