Letter signed Thos. C. Ready, Grand Master of Masons of Missouri, St. Louis, to Jno. F. Darby [John F. Darby]. Seeking biographical sketches of various Masons connected with the organization of the Grand Lodge in 1821, including Edward Bates, William Bates, James Kennerly, N.B. Tucker, Thompson Douglass, Hardage Lane, Archibald Gamble, H.R. Gamble, Thomas Riddick, Thomas H. Benton, A.B. Chambers, and Sinclair Kirtley. [filed in 1878], 1878 Feb 2
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- 1878 Feb 2
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 2.6 Cubic Feet ( (5 boxes; 1 oversize folder))
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Darby, John Fletcher, 1803-1882 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Corrill, John (Author, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository