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

(MS 233)

Eimeo 16 January 1815

Dear Sir, I recived your kind letter by Captn Campbell, and thank your goodness for Seling the pork, perhaps you herd the Sirkemstance by Captn Burnitt that I and Mr Wilson Samuel Henry & Pomare with a number of nativs was Blon of to the luard ISlands in the Brig Metlda Commanded by Captn Howlad (?) was nearly three months before we arrived hear again. It is agreat lost of time to us besides the lost of Our Boat, though got but little Satesfaction for it, I went of with the Boat at the Captns Request when on the reef and we with the nativ es did all that hd in our powr to get the vessell of I belive if he had not got aney of our acistances from the Shore that the Vessell could aben Broken to pices, they had lost all their Boards and greater part of the men before at Newcealland, When Uncle sent the [unclear] he did not no what

(MS 234)

I had writen for before, perhaps I sent for more thengs then the met Cam to if I did you Can reduce the quantity, you Can pay your Self if you ples for your troble and expences out of it - I am sorey to be so troblesm but shall be glad if you will have the goodnes to Send me foare Chest locks and a little Check for to make two or three Sherts to work in Sherting in this Country is skers to be got. I should have wrote for more but Not being able to Send aney Pea or Pork by this Conveyance, must stop til another opportunity apars, I have a great quantity of pea now and Should like to no if ther is a Call for it or not and how it wil ancer for if it will pay I Could get some Toons of it in a season - we are geting on with the Vessell but through Mr Wilson and my Being away so long and also Mr Henrys geven it up that She is not so foward as I wish - through the Blessing of God the mession Stil flouri shes, we had about three hund last Sabeth day to Worship, how Inkireging this to see them have

(MS 235)

a desire after the light of the Glorious Gospel - & that ther worship may end in a trwe Conversion and Everlasting Salvation to ther Souls - ther have ben seavirel died latly and had every apirance of being happy in Christ - I hope the lord will inliton the harts of maney more of them ho has been long sSiteng in darkness and in the Shado of death to Call apon him in Sperit and in truth - Remember me to your Dear Father and Mother & Brothers & Sisters, etc - I hope and trust the Lord will keep you and me from all temptation and sin and live devoted to him that we may be perpard for that kingdom and Glory above wich is in resirve for all Gods dear people, is the sincere wish of your Sincere Friend & Servant George Bicknell

(MS 236)

Mr Geo Bicknell Recd 26 Febry 1815

Govr Macq Captn Campbell

Mr Tho Hassall Sydney

MS 237 Eimeo April 28th 1814 Dear Sir, I received yours with with pleasure and am Glad to hear that you had such plesant [pleasant] news by those two arivals [arrivals] I hope you will not be afended [offended] With me for not sending before I wrot [wrote] afwe [a few] lines to you to send by Mr Shelley I realey [really] forgot, but What I had given it to him tel [till] tha [the] day after he saild [sailed] I hope he is arrived saf [safe]. I dearsay [daresay] he informed you what perlious [perilous] sirkamstances [circumstances] I have been in as Wel [well] as himself the lord he is a very present help In troble [trouble] keipt [kept] and delivred [delivered] us from being hert [hurt] I think it verey [very] Chruel [cruel] in Captn [Captain] Woker [Walker] that he did not go for those people that was left on the Island wher [where] the daphny was taken by the natevs [natives] I have herd [heard] that they are all kild [killed] and I have evrey [every] reason to belive [believe] it dear frend [friend] I have Sent a Cask of Pork on board the governor macquarie for you the party is paid if you will have the

[238] Goodness to send on bord [board] for it and sel [sell] it for me I Shall be much ablight [obliged] to you and will satasfy [satisfy] you for your troble [trouble] perhaps the sooner tis sold the betr [better] I am afraid the Cask will leek [leak] out the pickel [pickle] I shall be glad if you Can return the Cask back again If you Can pirches [purchase] one or two muskets, and axes and Rasors [Razors] three dozen eich [each] and two pear [pair] of shoes and a litel [little] hoop airn [iron] and send it to me and much It cost you will greatle [greatly] abligh [oblige] me in so duing [doing] We ar [are] besy [busy] planken [planking] our Vessell [vessel] this a publik [public] Concern and hope will be for the good of the Mission. the Campbell Maquarrie [Macquarie] arived [arrived] hear [here] In february being leeky [leaky] stopt [stopped] hear [here] five weeks Reparing [Repairing] her fit for sea then saild [sailed] to the Luord [?] Islands Mr Nott and Hayward went in her to instruct the natevs [natives] and for Mr Notts helth [health] We expect they will be back in another month I belive [believe] the lord have [has] begun agret [a great] work amongest [amongst] this people, and I hope he will Care [carry] it on tel [till] he have perfectit [perfected it] in the Conversion of multetudes [multitudes] of them tis verey [very] pleaseng [pleasing] to sea [see] Such a Congregation as we have now that do atend [attend] worship we are just able to make the Chaple [Chapel] longer for to hold the people

[MS 239]

ther [there] is a great maney [many] people keep Coming over from taheity [Tahiti] for to lern [learn] to read and to worship the true god ther [there] is a hundred that lern [learn] to Read and ,,60,, of them that have given in ther [their] Names are praying people that make a profeshen [profession?] of god, we belive [believe] that some of them are truly Converted Christens [Christians] I was Convercon [conversing] with som [some] of them last evening and they sem [seem] much Concerned about ther [their] Souls ther [there] is more inkerigment [encouragement] here Now for missionaries then iver [ever], Pomare is still At taheity [Tahiti] but we expect him over hear [here] soon aunt have got afine dauther [daughter] six months old pleas [please] to give my kind love to your dear Father and Mother Sisters and brothers I stil remain your sincere friend and Servint [Servant] Geo Bicknell