Letter of George W. Thompson, Leasburg, Caswell Co., N. Carolina, to J.F. Darby, St. Louis, Mo. Describes his family history in Leasburg, and decline of Leasburg as tobacco center. Few longtime residents remaining. Thompson’s brother recalls time with Darby at Rainey’s mill, now gone. Describes site of Darby’s home as infant, “now there is no house, no yard, no inclosure.” If Darby visits the land of his birth and childhood, Thompson will be glad to have him as his guest. Thompson’s wife, daughter of Darby’s old kinsman Samuel Johnston, died in 1873. Thompson has four daughters and one boy. [filed in 1879 Sept-Dec], 1879 Nov 24

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.