Letter signed Flora Byrne, Byrnham Wood, to [Mrs. Mayer, Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland]. Sorry to hear of death of old Mrs. Mayer but I did not think she would long survive her husband. Just today a week we laid our Lizzie in her grave. Annie has been gravely ill and now Edmond seems also to be coming down with the measles. Edmond has no faith in country doctors and has given me directions as to the medicine to give him if he is too ill to direct me himself. So the whole responsibility rests on me. I thought my letters would be lively ones I would tell you of my arrangements but as yet the only regular thing I have established is family prayers. Individuals mentioned include Mr. Mayer, Mary Mayer, Eliza, Edmond, James, Margaret, Annie, Mr. Elliot, Poors, Mary Spear, Aunt Flora, Mrs. Mayer, and Jenkins. Places mentioned include Baltimore and Mexico. (4 pages), [1844] Feb 16

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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.