FL14372608

[MS 907]

[Crook (the writer of this letter)]

Taiarapa [Taiʻarapu-Est] Tahiti - March 9^th 1829.

Rev. and dear Sir,

Feeling great regret that I did not
write to you by M^r Henry, I am induced
to attempt a few lines at a venture. Our situation
is so peculiar and the difficulty of communication
so great that we lose many opportunities of sending.
I have not your letters at hand, and write on the
only scrap of paper I can get, yet I must proceed
to assure you of the great respect that I and all
the family have for you. You will hear that
we are likely to remove to the colony, as we
can do nothing for our family in our declining
years and dread the thought of leaving
our young ones among these half civilized
people. We wait to hear the answer
of the directors. M^r Henry in his letter
to his wife, says, he hears we are allowed
to remove, but we have heard nothing
farther. M^rs Crook is frequently unwell
and some of the young ones require a change
of climate as I fear they will be diseased
through life. As we shall go to the colony with
humble expectations, we shall not be disappointed
It will be our concern to follow the leading
of Gods good providence, He shall choose
our lot for us. It will give me great