Letter signed Flora Byrne, Byrnham Wood, my dear Eliza [Mrs. Charles F. Mayer, Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland]. We are glad that Mary is coming in the Spring. Let Charley come with Mary. I have a pleasant visitor from Boston, a Miss Burgess. She is teaching a school at Tally but is going on to Vicksburg. “There is truly peace and love in our little stone house.” I am determined to introduce Mary to Judge Mullanphy of St. Louis. “He is the only person I ever saw I thought would suit her.” Annie is not pretty but very interesting and Jamie says a speech in order to get votes for governor. Individuals mentioned include Mrs. Byrne, Edmond, James Smith, Mr. Burnap, Aunt Flora, Margaret, Mrs. Hoffman, Mary, Judge Mulanphy, Bonaparte, Annie, Mr. Mayer, Jamie, Poors, Mrs. Thomas, Charley, and Miss Burgess. Places mentioned include Boston, Tally, Vicksburg, and Saint Louis. (4 pages), [1844] Nov 1

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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.