File 3: Hassall family, correspondence, volume 2, pp. 703-1164, 1825-1867

[MS 731]

1823

Aug^t 6 Saturday Visited the [indecipherable] preached there on Sunday the 7^th returned to Newcastle Monday left on Thursday & arrived in Sydney Friday 12 Augs^t

Dec^r 23 Heard of the Loss of the [Heneriatta?] with all my baggage was thankful no lives were lost -

1826

Janr^y Mo [Monday?] 9 Society for promoting [Cxⁿ?] knowledge formed

10 Left Parr^a in Company with the Rev^d M^r Keane for Bathurst & arrived at OConnel Plains on Thursday the 17th Friday Visited M^r Street-

15 Sunday - Preached at Bro [indecipherable] in the morn^g & M^r Kean preached at Bro James in the Afternoon - Detained from Visiting Bathurst until Saturday 21 when we were prevented from crossing the River until too late & therefore Visited the Settlers & warned them that there would be service tomorrow

Sunday 22 Went to the fording places but wd not cross I spoke to M^r Cheshire about about the use of the school as a temporary chapel & obtained leave for the same

[MS 732]

Mr Kean was to Preach there in the ev^g & I returned to have service at OConnel Plains

28 Preached at M^r Streets & Bro Ja^s-

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Tuesday - 21 Left Parramatta -

Good Friday 24^th March 1826 Arrived at OConnel Plains by [Illawarra?] -

Sat 25 Went to Bathurst via M^r Streets Preached on Sunday

Easter S 26 in the [Bank?] [fm? (from)] 1 [Rom (Romans)] 15 & in the afternoon at the school house fm Col 3/11 - & in the even^g expoun =ded the last Chap of Luke at Bro Ja^s besides one funeral & two christenings -

April 2 Went to Bathurst Preached there in the mor^g fm 6 John 35 & in the afternoon at ye School Room from 35 Gen 2-3- Slept at Cap^t Fennels & re-turned on Monday, came to the Streets & came home on Tuesday Mor^g -

[MS 733]

Friday April 7. Went to Bathurst to bury a man - visited [Mr?] Cox & slept at M^r Hawkins - Saturday called at M^r [indecipherable] & M^r McKenzie's slept at Bathurst

Su^y 9th Preached from [Haggai?] 1/5- & in the Afternoon from John 4/46-50 in the eveng came to M^r Streets - accom= =panied them to OConnel Pains on Thursday & to Bathurst on Tuesday & ret^d home on Wednesday even^g - Saturday wrote the Colⁿ Secr^y according to form for Samuel Clay & Eliza Jones-

Sunday 16 Preached at Bathurst from Gal 6/4 & at ye School fm Acts 13/26

23 Do - Do - 2 Cor 5/8 & Do Do Isa 40/11

30 Do - Do - Rom^s 14/10 Do Do - Do Job 7/17-

May 1 Wrote ye Archd about his letter sent [indecipherable] &c 7 preached at Bathurst Matt 3/0-2. [indecipherable] at School house 1 Cor 9/10 14 Do - Do - Rom 14/7-8 The [indecipherable] Do Do Pa 43/5 ye Cx Hope 19 Friday Went to Collets to meet Mr H. heard that Mrs Grant had died & was burried that even^g at their house - Mrs H came up 21 Preached at Bathurst Ezra 8/22 & at ye School Room fm [indecipherable] 4/2328 Do - Do 2 [indecipherable] 3/16 Do Do - Do - Job 19/25June 4 Do - Do read the notice - 2 Kings 22/19 & Do - - Do - Ezek 22/1911 Do - Do 1 Sam^l 15/30 & Do - Do - Jo^s 4/10 18 Do - Do Heb 8/6 & Do - Do Micha 6/8

Went about 10 at night to M^r [indecipherable] & saw the remains of M^r [indecipherable] -

[MS 734]

1826

June 25 Preached at Bathurst fm P^s 102/23-24- And at the School Room Rom 14/10July 2 Do - Do 2 Thes 1/100 - Do - Do [indecipherable] 23/28-29. 3 Was sent for to Bathurst to visit Cap^t Fennell but was too late he had departed about half an hour before I arrived - He was interred on Thursday 9 Preach^d at Bathurst [indecipherable] 7/2 & at ye School Room 2 Sam^l 14/14 16 Do - Do 1 John 2/17- Do - Do Prov 4/123 Do - Do John 19/5 - Do - Do 2 Pet 1/16 30 Do - Do Jn^o 1/10 - Do - Do Ps 73/25 Augs^t 6 Do - Do Matt 25/46 - Do - Do Phil 1/21 Saturday 23 Heard of my Dear & Eldest Sisters death & yesterday evening of my Friend Henry Byrnes death -- these things say "prepare &c &c - 13 Preach^d at Bathurst 2 Cor 1/5 the [indecipherable] at [indecipherable] POlains Ps 119/71 14 Married Inn's & settled the School Repairs - 20 Preach^d at OConnell Plains (Ja^s) 2 Cor 1/5 - Afternoon [indecipherable] Acts 24/25Note the Rivers were too high to cross - 24 Thursday left for Parramatta arrived on the 26^th 27 St Jn^os [Pars^e? (St John's Parsonage?)] Read Prayers in the mor^g Preached in the afternoon 119 Ps 71 Wednesday went to Sydney & Preached at St James [indecipherable] ret^d on Friday dined with the Archdeacon & on Saturday at Govt house

[MS 735]

1826

Sunday 3 St J^os Parra Read Prayers in the mor^g [fm Gen? (from Genesis)] & Preached Monday 4 Went to Sydney on Kent business & returned in the ev^g Tuesday Started for Bathurst & arrived Friday mor^g- Note saw a Coffin at [indecipherable] River which was said to be for Jn^o Daily a prisoner at M^r Grants -

1827

April 1 Entered upon my new charge where I hope to be permanently settled May great grace be given to me that I labour faithfully & not in vain - May 8 Bro^t my family up - may a blessing decend upon us now that we are bro^t together in peace -

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