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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07761 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0150] July-December 1802 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Mr. Kerby on the Beaumez family and a cargo of lumber |
| Date | 13 October 1802 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Kerby, Mr. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Letter is not signed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. Discusses their mutual friend Mrs. [Sarah Lyons] Beaumez (Knox's sister-in-law) and the loss of her husband. Mentions Beaumez's sons (Thomas and Francis Flucker) and how he hopes they will be led down the path of honor. Also speaks of a cargo full of lumber which might be of service to the Navy. Docket notes letter as a draft. |
| Subjects | Death Women's History Marriage Children and Family Navy Building Construction Maritime Commerce Forestry Morality and Ethics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) Beaumez, Bon-Albert Briois de (1759-ca. 1809) |
| Place written | Thomaston, Maine |
| Theme | Children & Family; Women in American History; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |