Letter signed Frank [Mayer], Chicago, Illinois, to My dear Mother [Mrs. Charles F. Mayer, Baltimore, Maryland]. Arrived here via Illinois river and canal from St. Louis. Saw Aunt Flora and the doctor who has entered into partnership with Dr. Saunders. They say they will never return to Byrnham Wood. Mrs. Griswold insisted on my stopping with her for two or three days. I shall go round the lakes, stop at Niagara and then on to Albany “when I shall consider myself at home.” Individuals mentioned include Aunt Flora, Dr. Saunders, Annie, Mrs. Griswold, Anna, Alfred, Mrs. Harrington, Charles, David, Henry, and Little Fred. Places mentioned include St. Louis, Chicago, New York, Baltimore, Niagara, Albany, Illinois River, Byrnham Wood, and Romney. (3 pages), 1851 Sept 1

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.