Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06686 Author/Creator: Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) Place Written: Wilmington, Delaware Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 April 1796 Pagination: 3 p. : docket : address ; 25 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses Knox's recent letter. Thanks him for his concern about her children. Comments on possible appointments to the public service of two of their acquaintances. Expresses concern and sympathy with Knox over his son's recent difficulties. Mentions her happiness with her new husband and sends regards from him.
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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