Farley Family: Correspondence., No date found in GAMMS

File — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Identifier: GAMMS452.1.3

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

This series contains the correspondence related to Rebecca Hamlin Farley and her family. Rebecca (1805-1878) was the second daughter of Hannibal Hamlin (d. 1811) and Susan Faulkner Hamlin (d. 1840). She married Charles Farley (d. 1877) of Portland, Maine in 1826 and had nine children.

Dates

No date found in GAMMS

Collection-level Access Restrictions

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Extent

From the Collection: 1.3 Linear Feet (3 Hollinger Document Cases)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Contains the correspondence sent by members of the Farley family to unidentified, 3 items. [Note: Two of the three letters are fragments. Farley has been written as Farly in one of the letters and has been indexed according to that spelling.] The subject of the correspondence relates to family matters, with reference in one of the letters to a rumor circulating about the racially mixed ancestors of the Hamlin family and another discussing an 1843 trip to Boston, with reference to the different sites she visited, including the museum at the Missionary rooms.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

FARLEY, ELIZABETH - CORRESP. TO UNIDENTIFIED, ND: Autographed Letter

FARLEY, E.R. - CORRESP. TO UNIDENTIFIED, ND: Autographed Letter

FARLY, EMILY - CORRESP. TO COUSIN JULIA RE TRIP TO BOSTON, 1843: Autographed Letter

BOSTON, MASS - FARLY CORRESP. RE TRIP TO, 1843: Autographed Letter

WORCESTER, MASS - FARLY CORRESP. RE VIST TO MOTHER, 1843: Autographed Letter

MISSIONARY ROOMS MUSEUM, BOSTON - FARLY CORRESP. RE VISIT TO, 1843: Autographed Letter