Letter signed A.C. Dodge, Burlington, Iowa, to John F. Darby, St. Louis, Mo. Dodge has received Darby’s book. Offers congratulations on its handsome appearance. He hopes the book will pay, though he is concerned that outside St. Louis the price may be too high. He has written to Lyman Draper at the Wisconsin Historical Society, recommending the book. [filed in 1880 Dec], 1880 Dec 30

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.