B. Beaumont

Betty Beaumont (, Bentley; 9 August 1828 – 6 September 1892) was a 19th-century British author, merchant, cotton factor and hotel owner. After immigrating to the U.S., she became a successful merchant of Woodville, Mississippi. Beaumont was the author of the autobiography, ''Twelve Years of My Life'', and ''A Business Woman's Journal'', which documented part of her career. She returned to England before her death there in 1892. Provided by Wikipedia