Letter signed C.E. Smith, Pattonville, St. Louis Co., Mo., to John F. Darby, St. Louis, Mo. Smith read Darby’s book with interest and pleasure. His sketch of Col. John Smith erroneously states he was born in Georgia. C.E. Smith’s grandfather Francis Smith, father of John, moved from Virginia to Georgia in 1793 when John was 12. [filed in 1881 Jan-Feb], 1881 Jan 20

Item — Box: 5, Folder: 4

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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.