Letter signed Flora Byrne, Byrnham Wood, to My dear Eliza, [Mrs. Charles F. Mayer, Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland]. In return for sketch of “Life in the East” I send you “Life in the West” but remember Clark County, Missouri is peg above this. This winter was uncommonly mild. Speaks of improvements she has made. Mentions sister in convent in Waterford. We have given up hope of seeing her in America. Have not been to Waterloo yet as there are so many things to keep me at home. We had a pleasant visit from Lieut. Gantt who will visit Baltimore in the spring. Individuals mentioned include Eliza, Edmond, Miss Kennedy, Aunt Flora, Col. Markle, Jamie, Billy, Alfred, Lieut. Gantt, James Wilson, Cornelia Poor, and Judge Douglass. Places mentioned include Illinois, Clark County, Missouri, Waterford, Paris, America, Waterloo, St. Francisville, Baltimore, and St. Louis. (4 pages), [1845] Mar 22

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2

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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.