Letter signed Flora Caldwell, Byrnham Wood, to My own dear Eliza [Mrs. Mayer, Franklin Street, Baltimore]. I hope your mountain air has strengthened you. I have failed a little in my strength. I am quite in the dark regarding Edward and his prospects. Dr. Byrne is daily expecting news from Baltimore. What is favorable to him may injure another. I hope Frank does not go to the Rocky Mountains. Individuals mentioned include Dr. Byrne, Mary, Eliza, Fanny Clark, Frances, Cassel, Frank, Miss Jackson, Miss Bond, Lewis, Alfred, Mr. Mayer, Mrs. Wilson, Charley, Mr. Perkins, and Edward. Places mentioned include Baltimore and Rocky Mountains. (3 pages), 1845 Oct 19

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2

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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.