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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04381 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0091] September-October 1789 |
| Title | Sarah Beaumez to Lucy Knox on life in Antigua |
| Date | 8 October 1789 |
| Author | Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) |
| Recipient | Knox, Lucy Flucker |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses the hurricane season and other extreme weather conditions in Antigua, such as a lengthy drought which caused cattle to die from want of drink. Speaks briefly about the natural features of the island that she does like. Explains her hope to visit America to see Lucy and her family, as well as her own apparently ailing father. Provides extensive news about other family members. Wishes Henry Knox and the children well. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Women of the Founding Era Disaster Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Geography and Natural History Global History and Civics Caribbean Children and Family Health and Medical Extreme Weather |
| People | Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) |
| Place written | Antigua |
| Theme | Women in American History; Children & Family; Agriculture; Health & Medicine |
| 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 |