Letter signed Flora Byrne, Byrnham Wood, to [Mrs. Charles F. Mayer, Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland]. I hope Charley will succeed in his new calling. We have just parted from Dr. Saunders who is now a resident of St. Louis. Aunt Flora has been very ill. She is determined to return to Baltimore and is much dissatisfied with the West. Edmond was beaten by a Whig. State is Whig for the first time owning to traitorous designs of T.H. Benton. Individuals mentioned include Mr. Fletcher, Aunt Flora, David Brown, Charley, Dr. Saunders, Thorne, Annie, Edmond, and T.H. Benton. Places mentioned include New Orleans, New York, and Baltimore. (4 pages), [1848] Sept 8

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.