Dear Cousin: The Reibey Letters: Twenty-Two Letters of Mary Reibey, Her Children and Their Descendants, 1792 - 1901 edited by Nance Irvine

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket has some light creasing at top edge and at spine. Interior and binding are excellent.

Mary Reibey arrived in Sydney in 1792, having been convicted and transported for horse stealing at the age of thirteen. She later married a free settler and upon his death pursued his business interests with vigour and skill.

In 1820, she visited England with her daughter; now a respectable and wealthy woman. She dies in 1855, aged 78, a legendary businesswoman who also took an active interest in community affairs.

Dear Cousins provides insights into the life of this fascinating and heroic woman through her surviving letters held at the Mitchel Library of New South Wales. (back cover)