Box 1
Container
Contains 232 Results:
Bond of Jesse Duncan signed Jesse Duncan, E. Hutchings, John Hutchings, and Henry Blagrave, Pittsylvania County., 1785 Dec 5
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
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...
Dates:
1785 Dec 5
Letter signed Pr. Chouteau [Pierre Chouteau], St. Louis of the Illinois, to Don Zenon Trudeau, Lt. Col. Capt. in the Fixt Regt. of Louisiana. A petition for a grant of land on which to establish a farm – which petition bears the approval of Z. Trudeau. Postscript signed Z. Trudeau. Persons mentioned include Don Ant. Soulard [Antoine Soulard]. Places mentioned include Louisiana, Fort Carondelet, and River Mississippi., 1798 Jan 5, 8
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
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...
Dates:
1798 Jan 5, 8
Letter signed Will Tunstall, Pittsylvania County. Report on certain claims and request for instructions as to how to deal with delinquent note-holders. Persons mentioned include Abram, Maj. Johnson, Higginbotham, Wm. Jno. Dabney [William John Dabney], Jos. Carter [Joseph Carter], Harris Adams, and Miss Deniss. Places mentioned include Kentucky and Lynchburg., 1807 Sept 20
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
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...
Dates:
1807 Sept 20
Letter signed John Brahan, Nashville, Tenn., to Major Amos Stoddard, Washington City. Regarding the suicide of Governor Meriwether Lewis, and an inquiry on the writer’s part as to the possibility of his retaining his commission in the Army and also his position as Receiver of Public Monies. Persons mentioned include Mr. Grinder, Major Neeley, John Purney, Mr. Jefferson, Dr. Daniel, Capt. Howe, and Lt. Kingsley. Places mentioned include Natchez Road, Pacific Ocean, and Natchez., 1809 Oct 18
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
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...
Dates:
1809 Oct 18
Document signed Thos. R. Fosdick [Thomas R. Fosdick], Cincinnati, to M. Thos. Summers [Thomas Summers]. Receipted bill for supplies. Persons mentioned include Ormsby & Stanley., 1812 Oct 7
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
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...
Dates:
1812 Oct 7
Letter signed Amos Wheeler, Jr., New York, to Edward Tiffin. Expresses thanks for favor of being allowed to survey a portion of Michigan Territory. Persons mentioned include Josiah Meigs. Places mentioned include Chillicothe and Pittsburg., 1815 May 5
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
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...
Dates:
1815 May 5
Letter signed A. Wheeler, Chillicothe, to Josiah Meigs. Regarding life and the benefits of experience. Persons mentioned include General Tiffin and Mrs. Meigs. Places mentioned include Detroit., 1815 June 14
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
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...
Dates:
1815 June 14
Photocopy of plat of land belonging to John Patrick Maxwell and Hugh H. Maxwell, esq., situated in the District of Genevieve in the State of Missouri. Original is bound inside published volume: Maxwell Claim; Application of the Heirs and Legal Representatives of Hugh H. and John P. Maxwell, to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, New York 1875. (MHS Library Call #: MO/336.1/M45), 1816 Apr 27
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
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...
Dates:
1816 Apr 27
Unsigned letter to Col. Post. Regarding the execution of a deed. Persons mentioned include Major Chouteau., 1816 June 29
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
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...
Dates:
1816 June 29
Document signed Albert Tison, Fremin Delauriere (witness). A promise to pay Rufus Easton one hundred dollars for value received of him., 1817 Nov 22
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
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...
Dates:
1817 Nov 22