Letter signed Ellen Walker, Deadwood, to John F. Darby. Walker was surprised to hear of Louis Jones’ marriage. She is glad Darby found out that he was not a good nor truthful man. She will give Darby half of anything he recovers from Aunt Julia’s estate. She feels she is justly entitled to a portion. She was delighted to hear of Julia’s marriage. [filed in 1881 May 13-Nov 30], 1881 July 8

Item — Box: 5, Folder: 5

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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.