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Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05660 Author/Creator: Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 October 1792 Pagination: 4 p. ; 22.7 x 18.6 cm. Order a Copy

Thanks Knox for letting her know that his wife and children arrived in New York safely. Looks forward to hearing "of your arrival at Philadelphia - again in the full enjoyment of Domestick [sic] Bliss." Discusses the weather and her recent travel from Dorchester to Boston. Mentions mutual acquaintances and social events, including a lecture she attended. Asks Knox to forward an enclosure (not included) to Mr. Randolph.

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.

Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker, fl. 1784-1801
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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