Letter signed Thos. T. Gantt [Thomas T. Gantt], St. Louis, to Jno. F. Darby [John F. Darby], St. Louis, Mo. Has read Darby’s book. Darby has given him a space disproportionate to his merits. He regrets Darby did not mention General Frank Blair, who came to St. Louis in 1842 and died in 1875. No one was more generous in attempting to heal the wounds left by the Civil War. Gantt hopes Darby will correct this omission in a future edition. Includes a newspaper clipping regarding The Mackay Ejectments, a real estate issue. (2 items) [filed in 1880 Dec], 1880 Dec 13

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.