Mary Reibey journal, 1820-1821
Mary Reibey journal, 1820-1821
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Author / Creator
Date
1820-1821
Call Numbers
Safe 1/21a
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Physical Description
Contents
0.04 metres of textual material (1 volume in box) - manuscript
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Level of description
Fonds
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Copyright status : In copyright
Research & study copies allowed : Author deceased for more than 50 years
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Issue Copy
Digitised
Finding aids
Read the transcription here: http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2015/D25918/a1454.html
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Manuscript journal, 20 June 1820-7 July 1821, written on paper of various sizes, enclosed in board cover inscribed in Reibey's hand 'Journal M. Reibey June 21st 1820'; later rebound for David Scott Mitchell by Corbett Binder, Sydney. Reibey documents her visit to England with her daughters Celia and Elizabeth. They visited many relatives in Lanca...
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Full title
Mary Reibey journal, 1820-1821
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Author / Creator
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Digital order no:Album ID : 823629...
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by D.S. Mitchell, 1907
Administrative / Biographical history
Mary Reibey (nee Haydock) arrived in Sydney from England in 1792 having been sentenced to seven years transportation for theft. In 1794 she married Thomas Reibey, a merchant and landholder. After his death in 1811 she became a prosperous businesswoman in her own right with interests in trading vessels and property.
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Call Numbers
Safe 1/21a
Record Identifier
9AL4BL8Y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9AL4BL8Y
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Reference code
447141
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