Series 12: James Hassall, letter book, 1827-1846, 1862-1870: No. 47

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Dear Hassall
I must start for Colac today I wish you would good enough to send me the a/c between us - if you address me Colac I will attend to it by return of Post the arsenic I will settle with Young I intend to be this way in about a month from this date and will call on you and Mrs Hassall when we can square up all together it will be better for me when I settle with my Brother. I will be in a position to settle with you clean out.

Excuse the Horrid Scribble
Yours Truly
Signed D S Carpae

To my astonishment about twelve months after receiving the above Mr Geo Young sent me in a bill for the arsenic when I paid & Mr George Young said your brother never mentioned a word to him about it 40 of the wool bags  were to return to Mr McKay for wool Bags borrowed from the Previous year & in consequence of not having the bags returned I was compelled to send to [page torn] for a fresh supply before [page torn] Packing my own wool.

[page torn] ded my a/c to Colac as your [page torn] requested and waited  some [page torn] for his reply (now come) [page torn] instructed Mr P Scott Solicitor  [page torn] to write to your brother demanding payment this application from Scott caused your brother to write me a long an pittiful letter stating that he was building a mill & that if I pressed him at that time he and his family must be ruined &c&c I enclosed this letter to Mr Scott and told him to stop all further procedings which was done and I have neither heard from nor seen your brother since Mr P Farrel also put me to a great deal of expense and loss of time before obtaining the transfer of the station &c Mr Scotts charges were upwards of 40£

I now forward you a Copy of your a/c trusting you will send me a cheque for the amt and you will

Much oblige Yours Faithfully
Jas Hassall

PS. I was not aware of your return from England until lately or I would have written sooner
JH