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better than the Joinery & house carpenter business as he is
already handy in the use of tools & would be
likelyto acquire a knowledge of it soon, and also
as it is a trade that would render him capa
ble of being more useful to himself and others
should he ever be qualified for & included to
engage in missionary work. These my ?
& sentiments respecting this matter I have stated to
Mr. Marsden, expressing my earnest desire
that he might, if practicable, be put to learn
that business to that good man Mr Smith
who has lately come to the colony, & with whom
I understand your brother Jonathan & Wm
Hocking are learning it. I am not acquainted
with the expense that would attend such a
step; but I am inclined to think that
Mr. Smith, being a pious man, has I under
stand, a friend to missions, would be likely
to take him upon moderate terms.
It is high time for Saml to turn his
attention to some calling by which he may
get a living, he growing a great boy being now
as tall as myself. He seems himself at preent
inclined to think it would be better for him
to learn a trade whatever he might do afterwards.

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perhaps a good deal will depend on how he may
feel himself affected to the Sea after the voyage
he is now about ot take. I double not but you
will give him the best advice you can, and
render him any kind offices.
I had almost forgot to acknowoledge the
receipt of your kind & very gratifying letter by
Mr. Crook. The Active arrived the 8th of May
with Mr. C. & family, & my Brother-in-law James Shepard in
good health. The latter is grown surprisingly
I need not say his arrival gave us much
pleasure; but we shall soon feel pain in
parting with him as he is to return to the
colony, it not answering for him to remain
here. In short I think he came upon a very
very simple errand. I wrote you fully
by the Trial Mr. Burnett. The state of the
Islands & mission etc is much the same as then:
But I have to inform you that the widow Scott
was married to Mr. G. Bicknell on the 4th of
June. Our Church was crowed upon the occasion
by persons of all ranks, among whom was the King, who
took his station by me, and displayed an air of majesty
& much solemnity during the performance of the Solemn
rite, and afterwards, with the Queen partook with us of the wedding
dinner. With my affectionate respects to your
Father, Mother & all the family, & hearty prayers for you &
their welfare both in a temporal & spiritual sense. I hasten
to subscribe myself, very affectionately & sincerely yours,
W. Henry