Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) to Lucy Flucker Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06679 Author/Creator: Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker (fl. 1784-1801) Place Written: Wilmington, Delaware Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 March 1796 Pagination: 8 p. : address : docket ; 24.6 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy
S.L. Beaumez writes to her niece, Lucy Flucker Knox, daughter of Henry and Lucy Knox. Asks after the well-being of the family, and pledges her thanks for their friendship and kindness. Discusses her recent travels (specifically, a trip to Baltimore) and the social engagements she attended. Describes interactions with mutual acquaintances. Hopes that Lucy will like Mr. Beaumez, her own new husband, at least for her sake. Briefly mentions news about her own children.
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.
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