Letter signed Flora C. Byrne, Byrnham Wood, to My dear Eliza [Mrs. Charles F. Mayer, Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland]. We have had little winter this season. Harriet presented us with a little man servant and I christened him Alexander. Lucy is going to marry one of our negro men, Billy. It will mean that we must build another cabin. I enclose a notice about our Christmas dinner from a paper published in Paris, fifty miles away. Wishes Aunt Flora were safely here. Hopes Mrs. Saunders does not wait until July because Ohio will not be safe on account of low water and sickness. Individuals mentioned include Mary Spear, Aunt Flora, William Clendinen, Shepherdass, Edmond, Mrs. Saunders, Annie, Mr. Fletcher, Frank, Mary Brantz, Mr. Burnap, Lucy, Bill, Mr. Abernathy, Harriet, and Alexander. Places mentioned include Ohio [River], Paris, and Monroe County. (4 pages), 1844 Feb 3

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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.