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[MS 62]

to hear now as at the beginning of this exercise. The adults are so exceedingly proud that they cant bear to be taught; & together with this, they are so strongly rivited to their own idolatrous religion & superstitious rites. We have not yet been favoured with any apparrent real success in our endeavour for their conversion, but this we are certain of, that knowledge is much increased amongst those to whom our labours have been confined, who are the inhabitants of this district chiefly: some of the children promise well under Br. Eyres instructions. Mrs. Henry has been most part of the time ill, since the departure of brother Shelley & the Porpoise; but is now through the goodness & mercy of God well recovered. Indeed such was her illness that she, & most of us dispared of her ever recovering here, inasmuch that she had nearly made up her mind to embrace the first opportunity of returning to England or P. Jackson; but being now well restored to health she is perfectly contented in her present situation & circumstances & would not leave the island for any consideration. For information respecting the political State of the island & other particulars which time will not allow me to insert in this, I must refer you to

[MS 63]

the Revd. Mr Marsden for whom I have just writen a letter in which I have given some brief account of this & other things. Mr. Youl I believe is to write you also & probably his will make up for the deficiency of news in mine. It is probable Mr. Shelley shall have ​​​​​​sailed again for Otaheite before this arrives, if not give our affectionate respects to him & his partner, & tell them we long much to see them here. I had a notion of writing to Norfolk to the Revd. Mr. Fulton by the present conveyance but time fails me & moreover I know not whether he is there at present. If he is at P. Jackson, be kind enough to make our affectionate  regards acceptable to him & Mrs. Fulton, (by our I mean Mrs. H & myself) & request him to be kind enough to write me the first opportunity & let me know what news he has recd. from Ireland[?] particularly from the Revd. Mr. Walker which will afford us much gratification we not receiving a single line from them[?] since our coming to Otaheite. I flatter myself he will be kind enough to comply with this request though unknown to him by face. Mrs. H is well acquainted with a brother of his, & has had some slight acquaintance with himself. If he is still at Norfolk pleas to acquaint me when you write what you may know respecting him, his family & ministry at Hs - My paper you see is out. Mrs. H unites  in tender love & affectionate regards to you Mr. Hassall [Indecipherable]. with yours most affectly, & sincerely 
yr Henry

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