File 3: Hassall family, correspondence, volume 1, pp. 1801-8095, ca. 1830-ca. 1900

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to stop with Mr Delisser & get no screw - I therefore stipulated for some before I went with him & was much disappointed at getting none - I shall not go ba[letters deleted] again with a surveyor nor shall I ap[letters deleted] at present try to get another school but shall take up whatever well paid honest employment offers itself first. I hope you will be in a position to fulfil your promise concerning the money & that I may thus be extricated from my present difficulties Remember me to Mrs Hassall and all your family - I hope Bob is making more of a success of and is more satisfied with his profession than I & also has a more amiable master Yours sincerely [JN Jones?]

Rev J. S. Hassall

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Mount Uki March 5th 1877

The Rev Jas Hassal

My Dear Sir - Many thanks for your kind attention to the particulars of my last with this you have my best wishes for the future happiness which I hope will be the result of what is Contemplated and am happy to say your reply - just once with my altered intentions -- Since my return from the South I feel quite a disgust at life in Queensland - land - The temperature of the climate is so very hard upon the European Its results are depicted

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too plainly on the visages of the colonists - and on my landing the other day it was particularly noticeable - as a proof of what I say during my tour of [indecipherable] four months - my increase in height and strength was something wonderful. It is now with difficulty that I endure the heat and can find that I daily am at a discount here - on a greater ratio than any improvement while away, Consequently I will soon find that my health will suffer - and when business is not flourishing in this way so conclude

the result - It is a matter which shall [indecipherable] earnest Consideration - and if at all practicable I shall try another sphere. The foregoing draws the following lines from my poetic lore errors to be exposed --

No pleasure here, on earth I find, or comfort by the way. What earneth pleasure I leave behind And for it - will not stay.

-2- Well I know, such tempting bait In many hath error given. Allured they stopped, did eat And lost their way to heaven.

-3With every rose, there is a thorn, and one with every pleasure, Good and evil together born, and both must fill one measure

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-4And now I'l try, this life to pass. In faith, by Jesus given, and hold those words, until the last, His Kind promises of heaven -. A.E.B

So far, I am tied as it were [indecipherable] my brothers would be glad to [redeem?] my responsibility with cash - and occupy my place - I have just now concluded the sale of one hundred head of our fat cattle to a local butcher and [indecipherable] 250 more in the fattening paddock ready early next year Quite an inducement to make one attempt to leave the stifling summer heat. Concluding with kindest regards to all your

[cross written] family Accept my [indecipherable] and Remain, Yours very [indecipherable] A.[indecipherable]

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[Letter 1]

Brooklyn Feb 22nd 1878

Dear Mr Hassall In reply to your kind letter dated Feb 13th there are many difficulties at present in working my Farm, but as Willie is going to give me all assistance he can it will be a great help to me. I am sure as you say, when I get a fair start I am sure a comfortable living can be made If I give my attention to it. There is one team going on ploughing at once and I am sure by keeping him going, by the time I plant corn that will be (70) acres broken up, and

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[Letter 2]

Wambrook Cooma 24th June 1895

My Dear Cousin James I think I will be leaving here next week to go to you I will send you a wire from Sydney what day I am leaving Sydney. I will stay a dayor two at the Harpurs. Will you please tell me what day the "[Cinha?]" goes to Brisbane as I would much rather go in that

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