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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06213 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0123] July-September 1794 |
| Title | Incomplete letter from Sarah Beaumez to Lucy Knox discussing family and social events |
| Date | 30 September 1794 |
| Author | Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) |
| Recipient | Knox, Lucy Flucker |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses a journey (possibly a permanent move?) she will soon be taking with her brother (likely Henry Knox, her brother-in-law). Mentions she is worried about leaving her children behind. Appears to be discussing a problem or difficulty that Lucy Knox is going through. Speaks of the various parties that have taken place. The day was added later in pencil. Letter appears to be missing the last page or pages. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Travel Children and Family |
| People | Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) |
| Place written | Hingham, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Women in American History; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Sarah Lyons Flucker was the wife of Lucy Knox's brother, Captain Thomas Flucker. She got remarried, after Captain Flucker's death, to Bon-Albert Briois de Beaumez, circa 1796. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |