Letter signed S.S. Fraser, Georgetown, S.C., to John F. Darby, St. Louis, Mo. Thanks Darby for the information about St. Louis. Asks Darby to write and publish articles concerning the need for Fraser’s proposed railroad. Darby could lend an important aid by creating a favorable public opinion to this enterprise. Discusses costs and sources of funds. [filed in 1879 Sept-Dec], 1879 Sept 12

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.