Letter signed H. Linhoff, Clement, Ill., to John F. Darby. His father-in-law Mr. De Hodiamont lived the last 8 years of his life with the Trappists in Nelson Co., Ky. He gave them $40,000 to build up their monastery. All the real estate in St. Louis he disposed of by deed. Mrs. Gott and her brother Charles each received some property. There is nothing now to fight about. [filed in 1879 Sept-Dec], 1879 Nov 7

Item — Box: 5, Folder: 2

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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.