Letter signed Flora Byrne, Byrnham Wood, to My dear Eliza [Mrs. Charles F. Mayer, Franklin Street, Baltimore]. Describes her daughter Annie. Our Christmas was very sad. We have been busy gathering our enormous crop of corn. We have a new machine which does in three hours what formerly required four days. The telegraph is now at St. Louis. Gives news of various friends and relatives. Individuals mentioned include Aunt Flora, Mr. Williams, Mr. P., Cornelia, Annie, Dr. Alexander, and Mr. Saunders. Places mentioned include Palmyra, Baltimore, and St. Louis. (4 pages), 1848 Jan 13

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3

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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.