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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06705 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0130] April-June 1796 |
| Title | Christopher Gore to Sarah Lyons Flucker Beaumez with a letter from Knox about her children's inheritance lands in the Waldo patent |
| Date | 17 April 1796 |
| Author | Gore, Christopher (1758-1827) |
| Recipient | Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Legal document |
| Content Description | Marked "copy." Possibly written in the hand of Henry Knox. Encloses a letter from General [Henry] Knox regarding the inheritance of Beaumez's children of lands in the Waldo patent (not present). Discusses possible difficulties in arranging the inheritance and considers various options. |
| Subjects | Estate Children and Family Land Transaction Waldo Patent Finance |
| People | Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) Gore, Christopher (1758-1827) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Children & Family; Women in American History; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | The letter is signed by "C. Gore," likely Christopher Gore, Massachusetts Congressman, diplomat and future Governor. 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. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |