Letter signed Flora Caldwell, Byrnham Wood, to [Mrs. Mayer, Franklin Street, Baltimore]. Rode to St. Francisville yesterday with Flora. A Miss Shaw and Mrs. Merideth are coming to spend a few days with us and will share my room. The house is only one story, the upper part is unfinished. Describes the beauty of the place. I walk every morning and pick flowers and sometimes transplant roots. Would like to be remembered to her many friends. Individuals mentioned include Annie, Eliza, Flora, Frank, Mr. Mayer, Mrs. Robert, Mrs. Merideth, and Miss Shaw. Places mentioned include St. Francisville, Philadelphia, Mississippi, and St. Louis. (3 pages), 1845 May 12

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2

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Scope and Contents

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.