Rough draft of letter signed John F. Darby, 222 Pine Street, Saint Louis, Missouri, to Thomas Gray, 928 Filbert Street, San Francisco, California. Asks for $40 for the 8 copies of his book for the subscribers (names listed) Gray got for him, $5 per copy. He will send the books to Gray to be delivered. The book has cost Darby much and he is compelled to try and collect the money to pay for same. Also has sent Gray a full copy of N.M. Ludlow’s book. [filed in 1880 Dec], 1880 Dec 16

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.