Letter signed Jno. W. Sickels [John W. Sickels], Chicago, to Jno. F. Darby [John F. Darby], St. Louis, Mo. After patient and careful inquiry of parties interested in mining matters and families in New York and Denver, he has failed to ascertain anything about the whereabouts of George S. Lee. Parties in Chicago who knew him, to their pecuniary sorrow, would like to know where he can be found. Asks if Darby knew a John King in St. Louis during 1849. He was a Canadian and was active in relieving the sick during the cholera epidemic. He was killed by being gored by a steer. [filed in 1881 Dec-1882 Jan], 1881 Dec 14

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.