Letter signed Flora Byrne, Byrnham Wood, to My dear Eliza [Mrs. Charles F. Mayer, Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland]. I feel very sorry for Brantz and he is forever in my thoughts. I hope he will teach his little girl to consider me among his true friends. In case of war with England this would be an excellent place of refuge for you and the children. Aunt Flora desires to return and I am rather hurt at this as I hoped to make this a good home for her for the rest of her days. Please send me the simplest instruction book in music as the children are very anxious to begin. Are the lands of mining company near Cumberland the ones in which you are interested? (4 pages), [1846] Jan 25

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.