Letter signed Isaac H. Sturgeon, St. Louis, to [John F.] Darby. Requirements of two securities who together can make affidavit they are worth $20,000, in order for Walter to obtain the position. Asks Darby to hold on to what he is doing until he can put Walter to work. When his commission comes, he will be ready for work as soon as he learns how to do it. Sturgeon will get a friend to teach him. [filed in 1881 Jan-Feb], 1881 Feb 14

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.