Reibey family correspondence

Series 01: David Hope, 1825-1832
1. Letter from Mary Reibey, [Sydney] 9 February 1825, mainly concerning business affairs. 2. Letter from James Haydock Reibey, Launceston, 10 August 1829, concerning many matters including the murder of his uncle Foster, the imprisonment of Thomas Thomson, his brother-in-law,  and the loss of James Reibey's and John Atkinson's cutter 'Eclipse' which was stolen by convicts in Newcastle Harbour.
3. Letter from James Haydock Reibey, Launceston, 18 April 1832;  a private letter on the same sheet as a business letter addressed to Messrs Fleming & Hope, Glasgow. The letter gives family news and James Reibey's opinions of family members including his disapproval of the conduct of Thomas Thomson. 
4. Letter from John Atkinson, Sydney, 8 Sept. 1830, concerning claims for the loss of the 'Eclipse'.
 
Series 02: John Atkinson, 1842
Letter received from Thomas Reibey, Entally, 28 July 1842, relaying advice received from Captain Forster on the manner in which Atkinson should apply for  the position of official assignee.

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