Alexander Riley papers, 1804-1838

A 106 A 107 A 108

series

1804-1838

Textual Records, Clippings

421840

Microfilm : Riley Family papers, v.1)
Microfilm : Riley Family papers, v.2)
Microfilm : Riley Family papers, v.3)

0.12 metres (3 vols.)

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

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 Alexander Riley's resignation and concerning the public service; financial papers (accounts, insurance papers on goods, promissory notes); lease agreement of property "Raby" from Alexander Riley to George Cribb in 1817; indenture between William Howe and Alexander Riley for the purchase of ewes in 1817; memoranda of assignment of convicts to William Riley, 1804-1836

A 107
[Riley papers] Vol.2 - now disbound and housed in a folder
Personal and business papers including Alexander Riley's certificates of indenture (to his father George Riley, bookseller and stationer); documents confirming Alexander Riley's status as Justice of the Peace by Philip Gidley King in 1804 and by Lachlan Macquarie in 1810; general correspondence mainly to his brother Edward regarding business interests and trade with Calcutta; letters from Sophia Riley to Edward Riley; counterpart of lease of premises at Burwood from Alexander Riley to John Piper, 1817; letters relating to the administration of the property "Raby" by William Riley including lists of staff employed; accounts (391 pages), 1794, 1804, 1810-1838

A 108
[Documents, New South Wales] Vol.3
Contains inwards and outwards correspondence with individuals including Captain R. Murray, Darcy Wentworth, and Alexander Riley's brother and nephew; financial documents (invoices, accounts, receipts) relating to cargo, legal expenses, and wool sales; and legal papers (such as power of attorney, 1830 draft of Alexander Riley's will, and William's application for the assignment of servants) (267 pages), 1814-1837

Within each bound volume the papers are arranged mainly in chronological order. The volumes overlap in period and subject matter

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. It is now housed in a folder in an unbound state. Pages 381-391 contain notes regarding the placement and dating of letters compiled by a Library Officer.

D.S. Mitchell bookplate inside A 106 and A 107.