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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.09879 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0164] Undated: The Knox Family |
| Title | Letter between unknown correspondents discussing the rights to the Waldo patent of Sarah Lyons Flucker Beaumez's children |
| Date | ca. 1785-1806 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document; Legal document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Noted as a copy. Discusses Sarah Lyons Flucker Beaumez's children's hereditary rights to the Waldo patent. Provides a thorough background on the late Mrs. Hannah Flucker's estate and her will. Mrs. [Lucy] Knox is mentioned as the rightful heir to Flucker's estate in the United States. It is also noted that it was always Lucy Knox's intention to provide her nephews (Francis and Thomas Flucker) with a portion of her mother Hannah Flucker's estate. Mentions the various legal issues and land claims on the estate and asks if Mrs. Knox can legally assign a portion of the land to the Flucker children at this time. Provides a proposal the Knoxes are willing to agree to. |
| Subjects | Estate Children and Family Waldo Patent Land Transaction Women's History Law Boundary or Property Dispute |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Flucker, Francis (fl. 1796-1801) Flucker, Thomas (fl. 1775-1801) Flucker, Hannah (1726-1785) Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Law; Women in American History; Children & Family; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |