File 2: Hassall family, correspondence, volume 1, pp. 691-1800, 1855-1874: No. 040

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Mr Oxley called on Saturday and I expressed a wish to go out and spend a day at Mr Nortons he was kind enough to say he would send for me on Monday so Henry and I went out in the Passage and I returned by the six oclock Omnibus after spending a very pleasant day with the family they were all going to the speakers ball and Allice Wilkinson with them.   I have seen Bobart [?] several times lately he is often in Sydney he is much harried with his lwordly affairs poor man but I hope it will do him [?] good.  I am very glad that you are out of the way of Sydney as the clergy are always in hot water some I think too hot.  I often wish I didn't hear so much about them.  You no doubt have heard of [?] [wife?] Broughton marriage to Mr Crawley they are at [indecipherable].  It was a very private wedding at eight oclock very wet and very cold.

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I have not heard from Kate a long time I wrote a few lines to her on her wedding day so I  hope to hear soon.
Mr Oxley told me that your Uncle James and family are all going to Geelong.  I hope it will be for the good all parties and now my dear James I must con[?] with my love to your other half and I shall always be glad of a line from her the oftener the better I shall like it.  I hope she will soon have got all her pots and pans if it was not so far would send you a few and you must let one know how I can send up to you if at any time
I meet with a [?] [indecipherable].
Yours affectionately P J Hill

I have got a bad cough so I am going to get all the air I can as I find that is the best thing and at the same time see my friends the Mitchells.
 

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