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convicts where they can be comfortably lodged, & usefully employed.
When in England I urged this object very strongly upon his Grace
the Archbishop & upon his Majesty's ministers, but it is not
done yet. I have also remonstrated with our present Governor
upon this subject, but as yet nothing is done. I have made
another application to Lord Bathurst, & if I cannot obtain
this necessary building for these poor Exiles (these objects of vice
& woe) I have determined to lay their situation before the
British nation & then I am sure it will be done.

You will have heard of my visit to New Zealand & the accep-
tance I met with there. I shall try to send your Son a little
Iron Stone, or anything of that nature I can procure as soon
as I can. A Captain Brabyzon who now returns to England
& will shortly come out again to N.S. Wales, may probably give
you a call. He is an old acquaintance of mine, tho' not a
pious man; we have served [original crossed out] many years together. He
will bring out a letter from you should you find it convenient
to write. Mrs. M. & all my [original crossed out] daughters & Charles feel grateful to you
for your kindness & beg to be remembered most affectionately to
you & yours. Give my Christian regards to Mr. & Mrs. Hughes,
& believe me Dear Madam

Yours in the bonds of Christian love

Saml. Marsden –

I have sent in a box one [indecipherable] for Mr. Charles Stokes to the
Society, & a little trifle from New Zealand.