George Farquhar (1678-1707), a Derry man, and Thomas Southerne (1660-1746), born near Dublin, were distinguished playwrights, who began their respective careers in the seventeenth century.

Captain George Farquhar, in 1702, was four-and-twenty years of age.

The town knows what sort of a fellow George Farquhar is.

CAPE FARQUHAR, in latitude 23 degrees 35 minutes, and longitude 113 degrees 35 minutes 35 seconds, is a low, sandy point.

Colonel Francis Farquhar, known as "Fanny," was their colonel, and he knew his men.