Rough draft of letter signed John F. Darby, St. Louis, Missouri, to John W. Dryden, Secretary of the Law Library Association of St. Louis, St. Louis, Mo. Thanks for the life Library privileges without further dues. Darby was one of, and probably the last survivor of, the founding members of the Association, and had legislation passed incorporating the Association. Recounts the careers and dues-paying history of various early members of the Association. Additional copy of last page of letter. (2 items) [filed in 1878], 1878 Dec 14

Item — Box: 5, Folder: 1

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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.