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

[MS 280] Mr Th. Hassall Parramatta

Mr Go Bicknell Recd 15 Oct 1816

Jas Shippard Money for Shoes __ Mrs Shelley Do____

[MS 281]

Eimeo June 25th 1816

Dear Sir/ With pleasure I received your kind letter with the in closd a Ccount and artikels all Correct a kording to your Invoice wich came safe to hand by the Active Brig ___ I was glad to hear that you had sold the Cask of pork so well wich sent per King George __ I hope you have received the letter with the Cask of pork and mats sent per Triale brig - I have sent foore more hogsheads of pork on bord the King George freat paid for G+B is Cut on the head of each Cask -- also I have Sold Captn. Walker pork for the Ships use, to the a mount of £22..5s.. Sterling he have given me a Order on Mr Hunderwood for the same - I shall be glad if you will have the goodness to take the order to Mr. Hunderwood and get the money in your hands - Dear friend I ame sorey for being so troubelsm, but you will greatly

[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

[MS 283] 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

[MS 284]

Mr Thos. Hassall New South Wales

Fm Mr Geo Bicknels per King George Capn. Walker with 4 Casks Pork etc 5 Decr 1816 Answered by the Queen Charlotte

Mr Geo Bicknell 5 Dec 1816

[MS 285]

Eimeo 10th August 1816 Very Dear Friend, I take my pen to giving you a few hasty lines by the present conveyance. Having much writing to do & little time I must be very brief. Indeed it is needless for me to say much, as I trust you will see Samel very soon after this reaches you; as he is to go on the Active which is to sail very shortly. Saml has a liking to the sea & is in several respects cut out for it, and there are several circumstances and considerations which seem to render it advisable for him to take to it; but considering it a calling so unfriendly to mo rality & the growth of religion & interests of the same, I feel averse to his so doing, and would rather he should learn some trade or business by which he might otherwise get his living. however should he go to sea it would be well for him to have a trade, and there is none I think would answer him