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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03991 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0086] October-December 1788 |
| Title | Lucy Knox to Sarah Lyons Flucker in Antigua |
| Date | 8 October 1788 |
| Author | Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Lucy writes to her sister-in-law in Antigua. Notes that the Thybou family, now in New York, are returning to Antigua. Lucy transmits this letter with the Thybous, along with a barrel of beef, "being told that good beef cannot be purchased in your island." Is eager to hear from Sarah after the "dog days." Remarks that Henry is visiting their lands (in present-day Maine). Sends her regards to Sarah's children. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Children and Family Global History and Civics Caribbean Diet and Nutrition Waldo Patent |
| People | Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Children & Family; Women in American History; Foreign Affairs |
| 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 |