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I hope that will not be the Case with you and
me but let us keep Close to Christ that
we may inJoy him for ever when time
will be hear no more - My friend I have
Sent a Cask of pork on bord the King
George Directed to you the frieght is
paid for G + B is marked on the head of
the Cask - Sir. you will greatly ablige me
to Sel it and if oyu Can to send me as
it folowes 12 peices of Indea prent besides
what I wrote for by Captn Campbell
and Six more Check Shirts ples to get
them as large as you Can - if you Should
Chance to see aney wite Shirts sold by
auction resonable to by them for me and
fore inside Chest locks. I Shall be glad
if you Can retirn the Cask again
I have Sold the two English muskets that

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you Sent me for hogs I got two Toons wei
ght of meet for them the nativs praysed
them much I Shall be glad if you Can perchis
two more such - and the blance wich may
be in your hands you Can let remain til
Some futer time I ame Sorey for being So tro
blsom but in So duing you will Sirve me
greatly in my Sirkemstances - Pomary
and most all the able men are at Taheity
they left us a month a goo to Setel the [unclear]
one way are the other they weare [unclear]
near having a ingaugment the other
party Came near and fired Sevrel times
and then made peace but Pomarey do
not put much Confedance in it - I remain
Dear Sir with respects to all friends
your humble Sirvant
George Bicknell

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ghassall

Bicknell, George. "Letter to Thomas Hassall." Hassall Family Papers, 1793-2000, vol. Sub-series 2: correspondence, volume 2, 1794-ca. 1885. File 1: Hassall family, correspondence, volume 2, pp. 1-297, 1794-ca. 1823, State Library of New South Wales, 8 November 1815.