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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06713 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0130] April-June 1796 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Sarah Lyons Flucker Beaumez about taking in her children and inheritance |
| Date | 22 April 1796 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Docket may be in the hand of Henry Knox. Seems to agree to a proposal by which Mrs. Beaumez's children would be taken in to Knox's home temporarily. Discusses some of the financial details. Mentions the issue of her children's inheritance of some of the Waldo patent lands, as well as her receipt of a letter on the subject by Mr. [Christopher] Gore. Hopes he can do right by her children. Mentions the death of a Mr. Russell, as well as issues relating to Mrs. Beaumez traveling with her husband. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Economics Children and Family Women's History Finance Estate Waldo Patent Travel Marriage Death |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Gore, Christopher (1758-1827) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Children & Family; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |