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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06148 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0123] July-September 1794 |
| Title | Sarah Lyons Flucker Beaumez to Henry Knox about Thomas's injury, land deals and her sons in the military academy |
| Date | 20 July 1794 |
| Author | Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Expresses her pleasure over their upcoming meeting. Mentions Thomas [Flucker?] has been in a great deal of pain from his accident (from falling into boiling water). Comments the wound proved far worst than everyone first thought. Notes he can now sit-up. Discusses land deals and how anxious she is to hear Knox's advice and information on which path she should take regarding her children's property. Mentions her sons being in the military academy and how they might go to England. Sends her best wishes to Knox's family. Sarah Lyons Flucker was Knox's sister-in-law. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Women of the Founding Era Injury or Wound Children and Family Health and Medical Land Transaction Military History Education Travel |
| People | Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Hingham, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Women in American History; Children & Family; Education |
| 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 |