Letter signed Flora C. Byrne, Byrnham Wood, to My dear Aunt Flora [Mrs. Charles F. Mayer, Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland]. Very sorry that you had not been paid but feel you will get it soon as Mr. Mayer should get money from John Wyse. We have been without a dollar all winter but we raise everything on the farm and so want nothing. I would like my grandmother’s miniature from my mother’s trunk. Hopes that Eliza’s child will be a girl. I wish Henry had selected St. Louis rather than Buffalo. Individuals mentioned include Eliza, Bonaparte, Issac, Benjamin, Henry, Mr. Skinner, Edmond, and John Wyse. Place mentioned include Baltimore, Pikesville, St. Louis, and Buffalo. (4 pages), 1844 Jan 26

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1

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From the Collection:

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.