Alexander Riley - papers, 1804-1838
Alexander Riley - papers, 1804-1838
About this item
Full title
Date
1804-1838
Call Numbers
A 106 - A 108
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Manuscripts and Clippings
Physical Description
Contents
3 volumes - 0.12 Meters
Textual Records
Clippings
Textual Records - (printed)
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Series
Arrangement
Within each bound volume the papers are arranged mainly in chronological order. The volumes overlap in period and subject matter
Access and use
Issue Copy
Microfilm : Riley Family papers, v.1)
Microfilm : Riley Family papers, v.2)
Microfilm : Riley Family papers, v.3)
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
A 106
[Riley papers] Vol.1
Papers comprise correspondence between Alexander Riley and Philip Gidley King (including the conferral of the position of Deputy Commissary, Port Dalrymple in 1805); invitations to functions and dinners particularly with Governor King and Lieutenant Governor Paterson; letters from Lachlan Macquarie accepting Alex...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Alexander Riley - papers, 1804-1838
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes
General note
A 106 and A 108 contain a typescript contents list compiled by a Library Officer at an unknown date.
A 107 was bound but taken apart in 1983 by SLNSW Preservation Branch for conservation treatment and repairs. Pages 381-391 contain notes regarding the placement and dating of letters compiled by a Library Officer.
D.S. Mitchell bookpl...
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by D.S. Mitchell, 1907
Administrative / Biographical history
Alexander Riley, born in London in 1778?, was a merchant involved in colonial trading and a pastoralist. For biographical information, see collection record : Riley family papers, ca. 1804-1856 & Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol.2, 1788-1850. Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 1967
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
A 106 - A 108
Record Identifier
9Bv7Bx69
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9Bv7Bx69
Other Identifiers
Reference code
421840
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