Legal paper in hand of John F. Darby. Transcript of statement by Tessant Pigeon, age 91, blind, concerning the execution of “the foregoing declaration” for the purpose of getting a pension, by Benoit Marechal, which occurred in Pigeon’s presence and before Judge Wilson Primm. Pigeon is familiar with all the facts stated in the declaration, all of which facts were true, relating to military service against the British and Native Americans by Marechal. [filed in 1879 Jan-Aug], 1879?

Item — Box: 5, Folder: 2

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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.