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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06129 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0122] April-June 1794 |
| Title | Sarah Lyons Flucker Beaumez to Lucy Knox about children, an accident, money and opinions of gentlemen |
| Date | 30 June 1794 |
| Author | Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) |
| Recipient | Knox, Lucy Flucker |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Explains her long silence is the result of the indisposition of her children. Describes an accident where Thomas [Flucker?] (possibly her son or husband) fell into boiling water. Mentions the doctor says he is out of danger but she is still anxious. Speaks of finances and asks Lucy's opinion on a particular gentleman. Sends her best regards to Henry Knox and the rest of the family. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Women of the Founding Era Health and Medical Children and Family Injury or Wound Finance |
| People | Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) |
| Place written | Hingham, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Children & Family; Women in American History |
| 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 |