Letter signed Flora Byrne, Byrnham Wood, to My dear Boys [Mrs. Mayer, Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland]. I feel that occasionally you boys must have something more tangible than news of my health and I do not want you to forget that there is somebody in the west who is deeply interested in your advancement. I wish you, Frank, could draw me a pretty Gothic structure and I’d give you your 7% in butter and cream. Tells Charley about little pony, Kate, who would take him over prairie for long rides. Also mentions Lewis and Alfred. Individuals mentioned include Mother, Charley, Mr. Fletcher, Dr. Byrne, Lewis, Alfred, Kate, Annie, Margaret, Lapsly, Nancy, Audumtla, Blossom, Cherry, Fair Star, Pink, James, and Frank. (4 pages), [1843] June 25

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The Mayer Family Papers consist of the correspondence of Flora Byrne to Mrs. Charles F. Mayer. Describes her life and family at Byrnham Wood in Clark County near Winchester, Missouri. Includes correspondence from various members of the family in Baltimore, Maryland. The letters contain many sidelights on the state of development in that day, mention well-known characters, and show the facilities for transportation between the Atlantic seaboard and St. Louis. The latest letters, dated in 1861, document Civil War movements in St. Louis and Baltimore. The collection also includes miscellaneous correspondence regarding the donation and the drawings of Francis [Frank] Blackwell Mayer.