Letter signed C.D. Drake, Washington, to John F. Darby, St. Louis. Drake does not take the Missouri Republican and so has not read the letter of Major Dobyns and his correspondence with Judge Blair. His opinion about a reply would not be better than that of Judge Gantt and other friends, but he will read it if Darby wishes; please send a copy of the newspaper. [filed in 1881 Jan-Feb], 1881 Feb 28

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.