Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) to Lucy Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06624 Author/Creator: Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) Place Written: New Haven, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 February 1796 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; 23.4 x 19.6 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses her pleasure in her recent marriage: "In the presence of Mr. and Mrs. [Ware] - and my three children - I am made the happy Wife of the Man I sincerely love." Feels her life will change dramatically for the better and believes her friends agree. Discusses their travels and plans to relocate, apparently to Wilmington or Philadelphia, and explains why she hopes her children will be happy with the new arrangements. Encourages Lucy and her daughters to write to her at Wilmington.
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.
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