File 1: Hassall family, correspondence, volume 4, pp. 1-402, 1811-1856

Mr Tho. [Thomas] Hassall Sydney forward by Mr Shelley } [indecipherable] Hassall

50 4 Wednesday Morning

My Dear Jonathan, I hope you are well for I long to see you & my {indecipherable} for it will be my Sisters Mary birthday on Monday next. I hope you will come for my Mother will be glad to see you, and {indecipherable} {indecipherable} should happy call you. You know when I was at Parramatta {indecipherable} to like Charles {indecipherable} 51 know it was all fun, for I love you to my heart, I hope you will not fail to come. If that you will write to me by the return of the boat, that we may know I remain Your Sincere {indecipherable} Christ. Brooks P.S. I hope C Marsden will not come down for that will spoil all the fun.

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Parramatta July-15 My dear Son I have no doubt you have heard of the sudden de -parture of our dear friend Mr Shelley - and this comes with Mrs Shelley's request for you, and the following friends namely Mr Bernie - Mr Hoskings, Mr Bowden, Mr {indecipherable} Mr Hall and Mr James Smith to attend the funeral of her dear departed Husband which will take place on friday afternoon at 3 o'clock - you will therefore make Mrs Shelley's request to the afore mentioned friends known I am in haste my dear Son Yours ? Hassall

Mrs Shelley will be much obliged to Mr Birnie if he {indecipherable} a dozen of Port wine which charge to Mr Shelleys account - if Mr B is so kind as to spare the wine you will be good enough to see that it come up in time - {indecipherable} if you can get one yard of black crepes for Mrs Shelley it will further oblige -which please send up also perhaps you will get it at this {indecipherable}