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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05868 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0118] April-June 1793 |
| Title | Sarah Lyons Flucker Beaumez to Lucy Flucker Knox on family and health matters |
| Date | 11 April 1793 |
| Author | Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) |
| Recipient | Knox, Lucy Flucker |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Initialed by Flucker. Written to the daughter of Henry and Lucy Knox. Reference's Lucy's letter of 2 April, which was delivered by Catherine Greene's son. Is sad that Henry Knox is ill. Expresses her affection for him. Says she is fatigued and anxious about Madge, whose rheumatism has taken a turn for the worse. Says "there did not remain a hope of her surviving each succeeding hour: the Dr. pronounced her disorder past his skill." She suffered for another 12 hours, but upon "relieving her Stomach" she made a surprising change. Madge is still very ill though. Tell her "I hope you have judged enough of my anxiety for my beloved Brothers health to have written by each post." |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Women of the Founding Era Children and Family Health and Medical Servant Death African American Author |
| People | Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1776-1854) |
| Place written | Hingham, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Children & Family; Women in American History; 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 |