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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07370 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0142] January-April 1800 |
| Title | Sarah Lyons Flucker Beaumez to Henry Knox about her sons Francis and Thomas |
| Date | 18 February 1800 |
| Author | Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Mrs. Beaumez writes to Knox about her sons Francis and Thomas and where their military orders might send them. She hoped they could be both sent to England, but she has heard that Thomas should be with the American convoy and Francis sent to India. Mrs. Beaumez expresses her ardent desire that her sons don't "imbibe different Principles and feelings towards that Country which has given them all that they have even had to keep them from Starving." She has been detained in Calcutta and talks about some difficulties she has had getting her letters out to America. Mrs. Beaumez notes, "it is strange the prejudice against the Young Americans in this Country." |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Military History Navy India Travel Patriotism Global History and Civics |
| People | Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Bengal, India |
| Theme | Women in American History; Children & Family; Naval & Maritime; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |