Box 2
Container
Contains 311 Results:
Letter signed Jane McDaniel, Leasburg, N.C., to John F. Darby, St. Louis, Missouri. Inquires about the price of negro women. [filed 1839], 1839 Aug 11
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 9
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:
1839 Aug 11
Letter signed John Scott, St. Genevieve, Missouri, to John F. Darby, St. Louis, Missouri. Regarding lands of Mr. Crittenden. [filed 1839], 1839 Aug 18
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 9
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:
1839 Aug 18
Letter of G.K. McGunnegle, St. Louis, to John F. Darby, Jefferson City, Mo. Requests Darby present order to Miss E. Fisher. [filed 1839], 1839 Oct 18
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 9
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:
1839 Oct 18
Letter signed John F. Darby, St. Louis, Missouri, to Geo. T.M. Davis [George T.M. Davis], Alton, Ills. States, “. . . .Do me the favor to drop me a line on the subject of the claims in your hands, which are below. . . .I considered that the Editors of the Mo. Republican, had committed a most unprovoked and unparalleled outrage on your character. . . .” Also mentions the case of Clark against the steamboat B.J. Gilman; note on Wm. B. Farrell [William B. Farrell] of Peoria; cases of Granness and Brother versus Brooks and Cogswell and Granness against William A. Whiting; the case of John and Joseph McFarland versus David Pugh; and the claims against Rhodes due to Lewis taken charge of by Spalding and Tiffany. Persons mentioned include C. Thomson and Co. , 1839 Nov 11
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 9
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:
1839 Nov 11
Letter signed Jane McDaniel and Mary Price, Leasburg, N.C, to John F. Darby, St. Louis, Missouri. Jane writes about her health and fall crop, and Mary sends greetings to her cousin. [filed 1839], 1839 Nov 15
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 9
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:
1839 Nov 15
Letter signed Fred. Kretschmar, St. Louis, to John F. Darby. States, “I must once more briefly trespass upon your time, respecting your claim against me. That the sum, I owe you, was not expended for my personal benefit, but in a cause in which we all feel interested. . . .I have not the means at this time to settle your claim. I have not, and should I be compelled to go to jail for it. I have nothing but my industry and a family of five little children. . . .Had I known at the time you favored me with that loan, that the project of raising a sum sufficient to keep the printing establishment going would have failed, I much rather would have closed that business. . . .” Asks that Darby withdraw the suit coming up tomorrow before Justice Hyde. Kretschmar will pay all the costs thus far incurred., 1839 Dec 6
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 9
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:
1839 Dec 6
Letter signed P.J. Verhaegen, St. Louis, to John Darby. Recommends Mr. Tessier for legal advice. [filed 1839], 1839 Dec 25
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 9
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:
1839 Dec 25
Note signed W.H. Ashley [William Henry Ashley] to A.J. Davis, et al, Committee. “I have the honor to acknowledge the rept. of your invitation for the evening of the 30th inst., which I accept with great pleasure.”, bef. 1840
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 10
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:
bef. 1840
Letter signed David Davis, Bloomington, Ills., to John F. Darby. Concerning Shellady’s claim. [filed 1840], 1840 Jan 6
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 10
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:
1840 Jan 6
Letter signed Siter, Price & Co., Philadelphia, to John F. Darby, St. Louis, Missouri. Regarding the collecting of the debt of J & E Hawkins, Hannibal, Mo. Elijah Hawkins is a minor and the writers ask for advice as to whether or not they can pursue the father of the same name and hold him responsible. Persons mentioned include Thomas Halloway, John and Elijah Hawkins, Hawkins & Sanders, and Nicholas McCarty. Places mentioned include Indianapolis, Indiana; Philadelphia; and Newton, Indiana. [filed 1840], 1840 Jan 17
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 10
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:
1840 Jan 17