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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06726 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0130] April-June 1796 |
| Title | Bon-Albert Beaumez to Henry Knox with condolences on the death of his children |
| Date | 29 April 1796 |
| Author | Beaumez, Bon-Albert Briois de (1759-ca. 1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to express condolences at the deaths in Knox's family (likely Augusta Henrietta and Marcus Bingham- see GLC02437.06724). Adds that his wife (Knox's sister-in-law Sarah Lyons Flucker Beaumez) is so overcome with grief that she is presently unable to write. Declares that they have no time to come visit the Knox family because they are departing on a journey soon, but they send their love. |
| Subjects | Women's History Death Children and Family Travel |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Beaumez, Bon-Albert Briois de (1759-ca. 1809) Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) |
| Place written | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; Children & Family; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | B. Beaumez, the husband of Sarah Lyons Flucker Beaumez, is most likely Bon-Albert Briois de Beaumez (also spelled "Beaumetz"), a travelling companion of Talleyrand and former President of the French National Constituent Assembly. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |