Manuscript by John F. Darby titled “Sketches of Individuals and Anecdotes of Men and Times In the Western Country mostly in St. Louis. By John F. Darby. For fifty-two years and more a member of the St. Louis Bar.” Includes information about David Barton, Felix Grundy, and Daniel Webster. [filed in 1880 July-Nov], 1880 Aug 25

Item — Box: 5, Folder: 3

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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.