Box 4
Container
Contains 524 Results:
Letter signed Nath. W. Watkins, Jr., Morley, Mo., to John F. Darby. Watkins’ father Gen’l. N.W. Watkins often spoke of Darby with high esteem. Asks Darby to help him find a clerkship in St. Louis. Lists possible references. [filed in 1877 Jan-July], 1877 Mar 29
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 12
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:
1877 Mar 29
Letter signed Geo. F. Burdett [George F. Burdett], St. Louis, Mo., to J.F. Darby. Asks if Darby knew his uncle, John Burdett, from Kentucky, who settled in St. Louis near the lead mines.If so, what became of him and his heirs? [filed in 1877 Jan-July], 1877 Apr 2
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 12
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:
1877 Apr 2
Letter signed E. Hempstead, Chicago, to John F. Darby, St. Louis. In regards to J.Y. Munn, he was in the elevator business. His firm failed and he left a reputation of dishonorable swindling transactions. He went with his partner to Denver. [filed in 1877 Jan-July], 1877 Apr 29
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 12
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:
1877 Apr 29
“Sketch of the Governors of the State of Missouri.” Long memo on letterhead of Stevens & Matlock, Montague, Texas, regarding governors. Notes by Darby regarding his acquaintance with all governors. Sheet, partially in Darby’s hand, regarding Sterling Price and Trusten Polk. (2 items) [filed in 1877 Jan-July], 1877 May 15-18
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 12
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:
1877 May 15-18
Letter signed J.H. Bakewell [to John F. Darby]. Enjoys reading Darby’s reminiscences. If there were more like Darby, it would be a good thing for history. [filed in 1877 Jan-July], 1877 May 15
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 12
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:
1877 May 15
Letter signed Albert Todd, W.H.H. Russell, Silas Bent, and James G. Barry, as representatives of the Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, to John F. Darby. Request Darby to narrate and make a sketch of the life and times of Thomas Hart Benton on the occasion of the hanging in the Society’s historical gallery of the portrait of Benton by Boyle. [filed in 1877 Jan-July], 1877 May 21
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 12
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:
1877 May 21
Letter signed John F. Darby, St. Louis, Missouri, to Albert Todd, W.H.H. Russell, Silas Bent, and James G. Barry, Committee of the Missouri Historical Society. Accepts the Society’s invitation to deliver a dissertation upon the life and times of Thomas H. Benton. Darby will endeavor to perform that duty the evening of June 6, 1877, at an hour and place designated by the committee. [filed in 1877 Jan-July], 1877 May 22
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 12
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:
1877 May 22
Letter signed Wilson Primm to John F. Darby. In Darby’s article in yesterday’s Republican, he was in error in saying that St. Ange de Bellerive sometimes signed his name Laburiere. Laburiere was the notary, scrivener, recorder of St. Ange’s acts. [filed in 1877 Jan-July], 1877 May 28
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 12
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:
1877 May 28
“A list of the Commandants and Governors of Upper Louisiana, from the founding of the town to March 10, 1804, date of the transfer to the United States.” [filed in 1877 Jan-July], 1877 May 29
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 12
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:
1877 May 29
Letter signed L.V. Bogy, St. Louis, to J.F. Darby, St. Louis. Last fall, Bogy met Darby and his son in the tax collector’s office, and spoke to him in a friendly fashion. Darby replied in a very reserved and unkind manner. They have known each other too long to be on unfriendly terms. Asks Darby how he has wronged him. [filed in 1877 Jan-July], 1877 May 29
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 12
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:
1877 May 29