Riley, James, 1777-1840
Variant namesSea captain, born in Middletown, Connecticut, and became a sailor at the age of fifteen. Following the wreck of his brig Commerce in 1815 and his subsequent captivity in in North Africa, he resettled in Van Wert County, Ohio, in 1821, but resumed a seafaring life in 1831. Died at sea in 1840.
From the description of Riley's narrative : manuscript, [1817]. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58775180
James Riley accompanied James Macarthur on an expedition led by Count Strzelecki overland from Yass via the Omeo Plains to Gippsland in 1840.
From the description of Papers relating mainly to Gippsland exploration. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225791288
Archival Resources
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| creatorOf | Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Letter, 1818 December 31, Monticello, [Albemarle County, Virginia] to James Riley, n.p. | William & Mary Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Riley, James, 1777-1840. Letter, 1818 December 19, New York, [New York] to Thomas Jefferson, n.p. | William & Mary Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Riley, James, 1777-1840. Riley's narrative : manuscript, [1817]. | New-York Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Etheridge, Samuel, 1771-1817. Lists of subscribers and prospectusues : scrapbook, 1807-1820?. | Boston Athenaeum | |
| referencedIn | Clinton, DeWitt, 1769-1828. Letters, passport, and message to the Assembly, 1817-1828. | Buffalo History Museum, Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Riley, James, 1777-1840. Papers relating mainly to Gippsland exploration. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Riley, James, 1777-1840. Letter, 1819 January 28, Washington [D.C.] to Thomas Jefferson, n.p. | William & Mary Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Clinton, DeWitt, 1769-1828. | person |
| associatedWith | College of William and Mary. Swem Library. Jefferson Project. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | College of William and Mary. Swem Library. Jefferson Project. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Commerce (Brig) | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 | person |
| associatedWith | Macarthur, James, 1798-1867. | person |
| associatedWith | McMillan, Angus, 1810-1865. | person |
| associatedWith | Simpson, James, 1781-1853. | person |
| associatedWith | Strzelecki, Paul Edmund de Sir, 1797-1873. | person |
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Birth 1777
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