Letter signed Flora Byrne, Byrnham Wood, to My dear Eliza, [Mrs. Mayer, Baltimore, Maryland]. I am very anxious about the children and Edmond. I have to be cheerful in front of Father. I must not be afraid because Jamie is looking thin. I forgot to pay you and Susan what I owed you. Has been reading quite a lot. Individuals mentioned include Father, Edmond, Jamie, Annie, Aunt Flora, Nora, Henderson, Mr. Mayer, Susan Mayer, Garnett Howell, Mrs. Benson, Mother, Mrs. Morrison, Poors, and Burnaps. (4 pages), [1847] Apr 7

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.