Letter signed Col. Richard I. Dodge, Headquarters Army of the United States, Washington, D.C., to Jno. F. Darby [John F. Darby], 222 Pine St., St. Louis. The General of the Army directs Dodge to answer Darby’s letter regarding the discharge of Pvt. David Teagarden. The soldier having enlisted under false pretenses is entitled to no government pay or allowances. His private debts are no concern of the government. [filed in 1881 Mar-May 11], 1881 Mar 11

Item — Box: 5, Folder: 4

Staff Only

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.