Rough draft of letter signed Jno. F. Darby [John F. Darby], St. Louis, Missouri, to James S. Rollins, Columbia, Missouri. Accepts the invitation to address the law class of the State University. Will advise Rollins of the date. Henry Shaw has written that he cannot accompany him. He is very old and has to take care of himself. [filed in 1880 July-Nov], 1880 Nov 24

Item — Box: 5, Folder: 3

Staff Only

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.