Letter signed Flora Caldwell, Byrnham Wood, to [Mrs. Mayer, Franklin Street, Baltimore]. I was greatly shocked at the news of the death of Mrs. B. Mayer. Your taking the infant was a correct choice. “The charge I know will be a great one.” Thanks her for news of various neighbors and friends. Fire here in the woods is thing of terror and dismay. Mrs. Kyle and her son were burned during a storm last week. Flora teaches her children two hours every day. Individuals mentioned include Mrs. B. Mayer, Charles, Mrs. Ellicott, Miss Jackson, Miss Bond, Mrs. Wilson, Clarks, Henrietta Furnace, Mary, Edward, Henry, Mrs. McCulloh, Mr Burnap, Flora, Judge Perkins, Alfred, Frank, Mrs. Kyle, and Mrs. Amos Kindal. (4 pages) [Typed copy included], 1845 Nov 22

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.