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Gore, Christopher, 1758-1827 to Sarah Lyons Flucker Beaumez

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06705 Author/Creator: Gore, Christopher, 1758-1827 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript letter Date: 17 April 1796 Pagination: 4 p. ; 22.4 x 18.9 cm. Order a Copy

Marked "copy." Possibly written in the hand of Henry Knox. Encloses a letter from General [Henry] Knox regarding the inheritance of Beaumez's children of lands in the Waldo patent (not present). Discusses possible difficulties in arranging the inheritance and considers various options.

Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker, fl. 1784-1801
Gore, Christopher, 1758-1827
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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