Typescript letter signed W.H. Biggs, St. Louis Court of Appeals, St. Louis, to dear sir, regarding the rumors referred to in the correspondence between John M. Wood and Dr. J.L. Jones. Biggs writes that he denies Wood’s statements. (Enclosed printed copy of letter from John M. Wood, St. Louis, to Dr. J.L. Jones, Jonesburg, Missouri, November 10, 1899, seeking Jones’ support for his appointment to the St. Louis Court of Appeals, while discrediting Judge Biggs; printed copy of letter from J.L. Jones, Jonesburg, Missouri, to Hon. John M. Wood, St. Louis, November 17, 1899, in reply to Wood’s letter seeking factual evidence; printed copy of letter from John M. Wood, St. Louis, to Dr. J.L. Jones, Jonesburg, Missouri, November 21, 1899, in reply to Jones’ letter, writing that Judge Biggs was heard stating that he did not approve of the Chicago platform, and did not vote in 1896; printed copy of letter from J.L. Jones, Jonesburg, Missouri, to Hon. John M. Wood, St. Louis, December 4, 1899, in reply to Wood’s letter, seeking more facts; and printed copy of letter from J.L. Jones, St. Louis, to Judge W.H. Biggs, St. Louis, December 21, 1899, regarding the correspondence between Wood and himself that he includes, writing of Wood’s unusual use of “such tactics.”), 1900

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection includes correspondence of William V. Byars with numerous individuals including newspaper men, politicians, and literary figures. Principal correspondents include Arthur Brisbane, William Marion Reedy, and Byars’ father, James Byars. The collection also contains poems and other writings of William V. Byars.