MC 159
1 box (.33 cu.ft.)
About the Farley Family
Little is known about the Farley family beyond the fact that they resided in Ipswich, Massachusetts. A Michael Farley built a textile mill in the town in 1830, but his relationship to the Farleys of these letters is unclear. James Farley moved to Boston, from where his letters to his mother and sister in Ipswich are written.
About the Farley Family Collection
The Farley Family collection consists of 37 letters written between 1796 and 1860, thirty-three of which were written by various members of the family and discuss family business, the trafficking of goods between family members, general health, and mutual acquaintances. Three of the remaining four letters, dated between 1796 and 1801, are to Major Joseph Swasey of Ipswich, Massachusetts from Dr. Samuel Adams of Bath, [Maine], while the final letter is written to Joseph Swasey of Ipswich from Mrs. Tacy Anna Stacey, his sister, of Philadelphia, dated January 20, 1860.
Folder Listing
| f.1 | 1817-1827: six letters, four to Lucy Farley from her sister Amy (A.S. Wardwell) and two from Lucy to Amy (21 pages). |
| f.2 | 1834-1835: six letters to Lucy Farley from her brother James (J.P. Farley) (15 pages). |
| f.3 | 1836-1842: three letters to Lucy Farley from her brother James (J.P. Farley) (6 pages). |
| f.4 | 1843-1844: five letters, four to Lucy and her mother from Amy, and one from brothers James and Thomas (11 pages). |
| f.5 | 1845-1848: five letters, three to Lucy from brother James, one from James to Lucy and his mother, and one from Amy (Wardwell) and Tacy Anna Wardwell to Lucy and mother (8 pages). |
| f.6 | 1854-1858: two letters to Lucy, one from her niece Nettie and one from her brother James (3 pages). |
| f.7 | Undated: six letters, three to Lucy from James, two to Lucy from Amy, and one to Susan S. Farley, probably from Lucy (11 pages). |
| f.8 | Three letters to To Maj. Joseph Swasey from Dr. Samuel Adams of Bath, [Maine], 1796-1801 (8 pages). |
| f.9 | One letter to Joseph Swasey from Mrs. Tary Anna Stacey, January 20, 1860 (four pages). |