Letter signed D.W. Bouldin, San Francisco, to Col. John F. Darby, St. Louis, Mo. Bouldin’s friend wanted more particulars than Darby provided about the locations of steamboats before proceeding. He has about dropped the subject. If Darby can provide more basis for his confidence, Bouldin will try him again. [filed in 1877 Aug-Dec], 1877 Oct 11

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.