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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05853 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0117] January-March 1793 |
| Title | Sarah Lyons Flucker Beaumez to Lucy Knox on health and social matters |
| Date | 17 March 1793 |
| Author | Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) |
| Recipient | Knox, Lucy Flucker |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Says she has been very ill as of late and that her mind was "fried from anxiety." Says the weather has been good the past few days and that the roads are probably passable. Wants to get home soon to see her boys. Has heard they are well though. Reports that the boys are happy that the "day of exhibition" approaches, after which they will have a two week vacation. Believes Henry Jackson will allow Henry Jackson Knox [Henry and Lucy Knox's son] to visit Boston during this time. Is fearful that Henry Jackson Knox will be "exposed to the temptations of the Town which may set aside his present habits of regularity." Wants to know Lucy's wishes on the subject. Postscript thanks Lucy Knox (the daughter of Lucy and Henry Knox) for her letters. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Women of the Founding Era Children and Family Mental Health Health and Medical Infrastructure Travel Education Morality and Ethics Art, Music, Theater, and Film |
| People | Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Women in American History; Health & Medicine; Children & Family |
| 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 |