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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05890 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0118] April-June 1793 |
| Title | Sarah Lyons Flucker Beaumez to Lucy Knox Jr. on social and family life |
| Date | 6 May 1793 |
| Author | Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) |
| Recipient | Knox, Lucy, Jr. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to Lucy Knox, daughter of Henry and Lucy Knox. Received no letter from Lucy and fears she is angry. References a letter from Mrs. Kerby from Antigua, and sends it to Lucy for her amusement (see GLC02437.05882). Asks Lucy to send some muslin for handkerchiefs. Mentions her children and various family members. Is thankful that Henry Knox has recovered. Has heard Lucy is fat and tall now and "I expect to be a shrimp by you." Says Madge is still confined to her room. Has written to Antigua for another servant and means to send her back before next winter. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Women of the Founding Era Caribbean Textile Clothing and Accessories Children and Family Health and Medical Servant African American History |
| People | Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1776-1854) |
| Place written | Hingham, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Women in American History; Children & Family; Health & Medicine; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | 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 |