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Diary of Daniel MacFarlan

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

(1892)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier SC2013.029
Creator(s) MacFarlan, Daniel
Acquisition

Acquired by Dr. Beatriz Hardy (Dean of SU Libraries and Instructional Resources) in 2013.

SC2013.029
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Ian Post.
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Abstract

The Diary of Daniel MacFarlan provides daily entries that detail the daily life of a fire insurance inspector from Yonkers, New York. MacFarlan was very religious and depended on God to endure trouble in the home caused by his drinking and servant, Jennie, as well as a possible lawsuit from the church secretary. MacFarlan traveled for work and wrote, in detail, every day. MacFarlan was from a notable family; his father, Thomas, was a financial agent for Peter Gerard Stuyvesant and Hamilton Fish. There are paintings of MacFarlan and his family in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Biographical History

Reverend Daniel T. MacFarlan was born on November 30, 1828 in Yonkers, New York. He was the son of Thomas MacFarlan (1793 – 1866), a man who immigrated to the United States from Scotland. Daniel’s mother, Ann, was born in 1796. Census records show that in 1870, Anne was 74 years old and living with Daniel and his family.

Daniel was the preacher at a Methodist Episcopal Church in New York and active in the National Preachers’ Association. He married Mary Jane Merritt MacFarlan (1829 – 1905). The couple had two children, daughters Helen (1851 – 1940) and Marrietta (d. 1856).

Daniel passed away on June 9, 1897. He is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Newburgh, New York.  

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Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Diaries
    • Diaries (Men)
    • Family Life
    • Labor History
    • Medical History
    • Spirituality
    • Voyages and Travel
  • Location Terms
    • Yonkers (Ny.)

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