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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09987 Author/Creator: Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) Place Written: Hingham, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter Date: 13 May 1794 Pagination: 4 p. ; 23 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy

Informs her sister in law Lucy Knox that she as arrived is currently settling down with her children. Goes on to discusses the educational opportunities for her children.

Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker, fl. 1784-1801
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824

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