Beaumez, M. de (Bon-Albert Briois), 1759-1809 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07013 Author/Creator: Beaumez, M. de (Bon-Albert Briois), 1759-1809 Place Written: Calcutta, India Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 August 1797 Pagination: 7 p. : address : docket ; Height: 31.5 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy
Writes to Knox about his plans to start a business here in Calcutta, and notes that this idea was "formed with the concurrence of my Wise counsellor [sic] Mrs. B - " who is presumably his wife, Sarah Lyons Flucker Beaumez. Continues on to discusses the potential of this business and the logistics in setting it up and running it.
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