File 3: Hassall family, correspondence, volume 3, pp. 1203-1832, 1822-1828: No. 013

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Augst 8th 1822
Mcq Grove
My very dear Bro'
Your interesting com
munications of 5th afforded us much pleas[ure]
but also much disappointment because
of you not paying us the first visit
as proposed on the road I trust our intended
Sister does not feel backward because
of her not having received a formal
invitation for I trust that loving as
we do each other, that we also know how
to love and esteem the friends of
one another. However we shall be truly
happy to see & receive our dear Brother &
Sister at Macquarie Grove whensoever it
may most suit their convenience.
I am necessa[rally?] obliged
to forego the pleasure of meeting you
in Parramatta till Monday next having
at this moment our house open & under
going some alterations to render it more
comfortable & again am quite in 

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