Dear cousin : the Reibey letters : twenty two letters of the Reibey family 1792-1901 : being a collection including letters of Mary Reibey, her children and their descendants / edited and with a commentary by Nance Irvine 155 p. : ill. #260422 Signed by Author.
Reibey family — Correspondence. | Reibey, Mary, 1777-1855. | Pioneers — New South Wales — Correspondence. | Pioneers — Tasmania — Correspondence. | New South Wales — History — 1788-1900 — Sources. | Tasmania — History — 1803-1900 — Sources.
Mary Reibey is one of the most famous early convict women in the colony of New South Wales. A convicted horsethief, Mary went on to run an extensive importing and mercantile business and there are numerous references to her business dealings, liquor licences, land grants and purchases throughout the State archives.