GB 0402 WAL - ALLEY, William (fl 1660-1685)

one bound vellum volume and folder containing typescripts.

GB 0402 WAL 1665-1679 Collection (fonds) one bound vellum volume and folder containing typescripts. Alley , William , fl. 1660-1685 , merchant

Alley was an English merchant who was active in the East India trade as an interloper where his flamboyant behaviour caused considerable irritation to the East India Company. Numerous pious interjections suggest he may have been a Puritan. He mentions that his wife travelled with him.

Mr W H Ingrams (FRGS) bequeathed this material to the RGS in 1973.

Journal of William Alley describing fourteen voyages to India, Malaya and the East Indies in several ships. The typescripts cover most of the journal's text and include material from the records of the East India Company reporting Alley's activities.

None expected

the folder contains part of a handwritten introduction presumably written by W H Ingrams, followed by typed extracts from East India Company records and from Hedges' Diary (see 3.7.1.below). Journal transcripts are incomplete until 30 January 1666.

Accessed via the Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.

Photocopying at Archivist's discretion, and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
English.

Journal is fragile. Vellum bound.

The RGS archives: a handlist compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977.

The British Library Oriental & India Office Collections holds records of the East India Company.

Prepared by David Tatham, Archives Volunteer using existing finding aids and Diary of William Hedges Esq. Hakluyt Soc. 1889. ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA. 14 August 2000 Alley , William , fl 1660-1685 , merchant Christians Diaries Documents East India Company East Indies India Indonesia Information sources International trade Literary forms and genres Literature Malaya Malaysia Maritime transport Nonfiction Primary documents Prose Protestants Religious groups South Asia South East Asia Trade Trade (practice) Transport Travel Travel abroad Water transport

Mr W H Ingrams (FRGS) bequeathed this material to the RGS in 1973.

Journal of William Alley describing fourteen voyages to India, Malaya and the East Indies in several ships. The typescripts cover most of the journal's text and include material from the records of the East India Company reporting Alley's activities.

None expected

the folder contains part of a handwritten introduction presumably written by W H Ingrams, followed by typed extracts from East India Company records and from Hedges' Diary (see 3.7.1.below). Journal transcripts are incomplete until 30 January 1666.

Accessed via the Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.

Photocopying at Archivist's discretion, and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.

• Engels

• Latijn

English.

The RGS archives: a handlist compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977.

The British Library Oriental & India Office Collections holds records of the East India Company.

ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.

• Engels