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Beaumez, M. de (Bon-Albert Briois), 1759-1809 to Francis Flucker

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06956 Author/Creator: Beaumez, M. de (Bon-Albert Briois), 1759-1809 Place Written: Calcutta, India Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 April 1797 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 22.7 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Expresses his happiness on receiving Francis's letter and encourages him in his studies. Writes that Francis's mother, Sarah Lyons, and his sister Harriet are doing well and describes the weather in India. Sends his love to his other step-son Thomas and to Henry Knox and his family.

Beaumez, M. de (Bon-Albert Briois), 1759-1809
Flucker, George Francis Waldo, fl. 1796-1801
Beaumez, Sarah Lyons Flucker, fl. 1784-1801
Flucker, Thomas, fl. 1796-1801
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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