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Farrington family. Correspondence, ca. 1702-1858.

Title: Correspondence, ca. 1702-1858.

Collection consists of multigenerational manuscript correspondence to and from several members of the Farington family, spanning roughly 1702 to 1858. Important figures include, but are not limited to, the Reverend William Farington and his son Joseph Farington, R.A. William's letters to his son concern Joseph's art studies with Richard Wilson and his work and life in London. The collection also includes Joseph's brother George Farington's watercolors, a pen and ink caricature, and personal notes. The correspondence to and from Joseph's brother William, Jr., regarding his naval travels in the West Indies, is one representative example of the correspondence in this collection regarding naval life. The correspondence in this collection includes letters addressed to naval men aboard several ships, including the HMS La Topaze, HMS Ruby, HMS Hibernia, HMS Plover, HMS Thunder, HMS Clio, and the Bombay Castle East Indiamen. The collection includes Joseph Farington's letters to a nephew discussing a naval commission. In addition to correspondence, the collection contains personal notes, largely in the form of transcriptions of religious and literary writing, including biblical verses, sermons, and the following authors/works: Jacob Duchè; "Lady Brook's memoirs"; "Sherlock's discourses"; "The Bishop of London lecture"; James Thomson's "Summer"; Hannah More; Henry James Pye; John Milton; William Cowper and Frances Maria Cowper. The collection also includes administrative/legal materials, including the "Will of Thomas Armstriding" and a document related to the nomination of a schoolmaster for the grammar school at the Parish of Leigh.

ArchivalResource: 6 boxes (3.0 linear ft.)

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