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[MS 58]

Novr 1801
Missionaries Account at Otahete Nov.r 1801
Paid to Mr Hassall per Shelly's Orders to the 

to the Amount of  26 10 1
20 Gallons of Spirits 8 0 0
May 21      
By the Porpoise      
one Martin Cask of wine   18 6
1 Quarter Chest of Tea   6 0
Coffee 50lb   2 10
800 lb of Flour 10 0 0
1 Bag of Sugar 5 10 0
1 Pot to make Salt 22 1 0

Jam

[MS 59]

Worthy Sir
Pardon me for being so troublesome to you as I do in the Name of God and his Divine tribunal call on you to be come my Humane protector as the [Indecipherable] Son of God knows that I do not mean  to give you the least troble But I [Indecipherable] Honestly succeed[?] to do everything in my power to put[?] you in a[?] Trust made of being paid in peace and with Ever Lasting thanks and Likewise I ​​​​​​​[Indecipherable] to pay you any Interest that you think is ​​​​​​​honest and Just[?] for Lieing out of ​​​​​​​you money I Never did ​​​​​​​Worthy Sir with any Design or Bad Intent speake of yre Name to ​​​​​​​Mr Indecipherable] if I did ​​​​​​​[Indecipherable] I ​​​​​​​wd not be ​​​​​​​worthy of life after all the Humane good ​​​​​​​turns you Done for me and if it is my Luck to Setle my afairs and to obtain my Liberty I shall turn a new Leaf and another way of Life and I promise god that I will without view or gain be allways ready to serve​ you a night and day and will ​​​​​​​​​​​​​ prove meself an Honest faithfull man to you Worthy Sir if you knew what Hungare and ​​​​​​​[Indecipherable] I suffered Here I know you wd pity me I was the first five weeks I was confined that I did not it is well known Eate as much Vituals as wd serve ​​​​​​​[me] three Days of the time and it is not much Better with me for I was ​​​​​​​[deserted] and for got by all that ​​​​​​​Ever knew me in this un greatful Country I hope Worthy Sir that you will assist me to obbtain Justic ​​​​​​​of Philip ]for Disapointing[?] me in Cropng my ground with wheat which is the ​​​​​​​cause of all my misery

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