Letter signed A.C. Dodge, Neillsville, Clark Co., Wis., to John Fletcher Darby, Saint Louis, Mo. He and Clara Hertich were married in March 1837. She took him to Mary Wilkinson’s [future Mrs. Darby’s] house where he first saw Darby. Reflects on their friendship. Asks if Darby has employed trustworthy energetic men to sell his book? [filed in 1881 May 13-Nov 30], 1881 Aug 19

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.