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[MS 282]
a blige me in so duing - I wish you to pay
your self for your trouble out of the same as you
think proper - perhaps you will heare before
you get this that I have entered into materemon
eyal Conection with Mrs. Scott we was marred
the forth of June last we are Comfortable and happy
and I have great Caus to belive we Shall Contenue
so - Sir we have a gread with Mr James * Sherband
to soply us with Shoos and shall be glad if you
will have the goodness to pay him the money and
put it to my account - I sopose you expected to
see our vessal in Sydney Cove before this time
we find it to be a hard Job on our hands and are at
a lost for want of materiales to go on with we are
much ferteked to get wood Sawed and Smithan work
don I ame a fraid it will be a long time yet before
She will be fit for sea without more a Sistance than
we have at presant. - I have Sent a Small Cask
of paint oil on bord the King George G+B on the

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head of the Cask the oil is made of the Candel
nut which growes on the mountains - I Shall be
Glad if you will have the goodness to make what
you Can of it; - I Shall not send aney more til
I no where it will anser are not. - Dear Sir
Mrs. B. is going to send to Mrs. Shelley for
Som littel artikels and if Shee Should a pley
to you for the money pleas to have the goodness
to advance it to her. - Mrs. B. Joines me in
respects to all the famely - I remain your
wel wisher friend and

Servant,
George Bicknell

* Probably Jas. Shepard or Shepherd.
Much of the information in this letter is repeated in that of Au 14
but names are spelt very differently & the spelling in that of Au 14
appears to me to be the correct one in each case eg Underwood not Hunderwood