Letter signed C.D. Drake, Washington, to John F. Darby, St. Louis. “Harvey’s Reminiscences of Daniel Webster” describes an occurrence between Col. Benton and “John Wilson of St. Louis.” Asks Darby to read it and tell him what he thinks of it. The only lawyer in Missouri Drake can remember named John Wilson was John Wilson of Platte. [filed in 1878], 1878 Oct 19

Item — Box: 5, Folder: 1

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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.