File 1: Hassall family, correspondence, volume 2, pp. 1-297, 1794-ca. 1823

(MS 227)

Eimeio Sept 8th 1815

Dear friend, After being to late to inclouse this letter with the Missonaries - Shall be Gld if you will have the Goodness to favourd it by your dispaches to England I Sopose you will be soprised to hear that our friend Mr Scott is tekn of by a Suding death in February last no dought he is now Where Sorrou never Comes but where plesure for ever more, o may you and I be true folowrs of Christ and be prepard for his kingdom and Glory is the Sincer wish of your friend and Sirvant, George Bicknell

(MS 228)

frm Mr George Bicknell Recd 30 Oct 1815

Mr Tho Hassall Sydney

favoured by - Captn Campbel

(MS 229)

Emieo November 8th 1815

Dear friend, I Take this oppertunity to Wright a fwe lines to you by this Conveyance and hope it will find you wel in helth and prospering in the ways of the Lord for his ways are ways of plesntness and all his paughts are paughts of pess I pray the Lord will keep you and I from all Sin and temtation of this Evil world and at last bring us to his hevenly kingdom and glory above wich he have prepeard for all those that love our Lord Jesus Christ - o what a offull thing it will be to those at the Judgment day ho dy in ther Sins Unpardned

(MS 230)

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

(MS 231)

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

(MS 232)

Recd 16 Decr 1815 frm Mr Geo Bicknell

Mr Tho. Hassall Sydney