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- GLC#
- GLC02437.06738-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 12 May 1796
- Author/Creator
- Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker, fl. 1784-1801
- Title
- to Henry Knox
- Place Written
- Wilmington, Delaware
- Pagination
- 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 24.6 cm, Width: 19.5 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Early Republic
Signature was clipped, but handwriting suggests the author is Sarah Lyons Flucker Beaumez, Knox's sister-in-law. Was unable to forward the power of attorney to Knox via Mr. [Christopher] Gore, who returned to Boston earlier than she expected. Discusses her children's inheritance of a portion of the Waldo patent lands. Mentions that she would like Mr. [Christopher] Gore, Colonel [Jeremiah] Wadsworth, and her husband Mr. Beaumez to act as trustees. Touches on family gossip. Sends her love to Knox, his wife, and their children, Lucy, Julia, Washington and Caroline.
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