Letter signed Flora [Caldwell], On board the Brave, to My own dear Eliza [Mayer]. Describes her trip on the boat. The original one stuck on a sandbar and she was forced to remove to another and is not on her way to Cincinnati. Please do not show the boys this letter it is almost illegible from the motion of the train. Individuals mentioned include James Fletcher, Mrs. Money [?], Mr. Mare, and Dr. Carr[?]. Places mentioned include Cincinnati, Baltimore, and St. Louis. (4 pages), [1849] Sept 5

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3

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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.