Letter signed Flora Caldwell, to [Mrs. Mayer, Franklin Street]. Your boy is getting along very well and has a good appetite. Flora has just returned from Palmyra and Hannibal and has brought back Colonel Davis’ daughter Victoria and another little girl for a visit. I am sorry about your kitchen commotion. Individuals mentioned include Fletchers, Flora, Colonel Davis, Victoria Davis, Aunt Flora, Annie, and Mr. Mayer. Places mentioned include St. Louis, Palmyra, and Hannibal. (2 pages), [1848 June?]

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3

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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.