Letter signed Samuel James Fletcher, Byrnham Wood, Winchester P.O., Clark County, Missouri, to My dear Cousin [Mrs. C.F. Mayer, Baltimore]. I wish you and yours a happy New Year. Lyira Fletcher “has been called to her everlasting home.” Our rooms are carpeted and well supplied with stoves. Individuals mentioned include Mr. Mayer, James Fletcher, Lyira Fletcher, Aunt Flora, Annie, and Judge Perkins. Places mentioned include St. Louis. (2 pages) [Typed copy included], 1854 Jan 1

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4

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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.