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Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker, fl. 1784-1801 to Thomas and Francis Flucker [incomplete]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06874 Author/Creator: Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker, fl. 1784-1801 Place Written: Calcutta, India Type: Autograph letter Date: 1 December 1796 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 33.3 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy

Writes a loving letter to her sons, who are in the United States while she is abroad. Mentions making living arrangements and forming a circle of acquaintance in Calcutta. Discusses her love for her sons and tells them to listen to their kind uncle [Henry Knox] who is caring for them. Describes India and her experiences there.

Flucker, Thomas, fl. 1796-1801
Flucker, George Francis Waldo, fl. 1796-1801
Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker, fl. 1784-1801
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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