Letter signed Flora Byrne, Saint Louis, to [Mrs. Charles F. Mayer]. I am glad you are going to visit Newport. Annie is well since her return from the country. Edmond takes us for a drive every evening in his new buggy. I will not write any more about the spiritual movements here if it distresses you. Describes instance which occurred at Mrs. Bennett’s. Professor McDowell acknowledges that it is not electricity nor magnetism and Uriel Wright, one of our best lawyers, is a firm believer. Individuals mentioned include Mrs. Rhodes, Annie, Edmond, Aunt Flora, Mrs. Bennett, Miss Benton, Thomas Hart Benton, Miss Nannie Barrett, Captain Sykes, Helen [Bennett], Arabs, Professor McDowell, Uriel Wright, Judge Hamilton, Mr. Mayer, Mr. Talbott, Mr. Elliott, Mrs. Elliott, and Mary. Places mentioned include Egypt, St. Louis, and Newport. (4 pages) [Typed copy included], [1852] July 17

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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.