Manuscript collections at the Massachusetts Historical Society:
- Chelsea (Mass.) papers, 1634-1905 (Ms. N-2008)
- Cary family papers, 1789-1883 (Ms. N-2001)
- Additions to the Cary family papers, 1802-1861 (Ms. N-2001.1)
- Cary family papers II, 1778-1933 (Ms. N-2002)
- Cary family papers III, 1769-1919 (Ms. N-2003)
Books:
- Mellen Chamberlain, Jenny Chamberlain Watts, William Richard Cutter, Henry Williamson Haynes. A Documentary History of Chelsea: Including the Boston Precincts of Winnisimmet, Rumney Marsh, and Pullen Point, 1624-1824, Volume 1. 1908
- James C. Heigham. The Life of Colonial Governor Richard Bellingham & Century Long Contests of His Will. 2007
- Walter Pratt. Seven Generations: A Story of Prattville and Chelsea. 1930