Letter signed Jno. W. Sickels [John W. Sickels], The Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago, to Jno. F. Darby [John F. Darby], No. 517 ½ Chestnut St., St. Louis, Mo. Sickels has been endeavoring in vain to ascertain something definite about the family of Mrs. Hills nee Anna E. King. The father was gored by a steer in St. Louis and died a few days later subsequent to 1850. He may have been treated by a Dr. Johnson, who may have married a Lucas daughter. Mrs. King said she once worked as a serving girl in the Ewing family; he thinks the family lived in a mansion on Olive between 11th and 12th. The estate is worth $30,000. Perhaps Erastus Wells might remember the father’s death, as he knew many livestock men. [filed in 1881 Dec-1882 Jan], 1882 Jan 16

Item — Box: 5, Folder: 5

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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.