Series 01: Rowland Hassall, papers, 1797-1820, 1860: No. 053
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[MS 95b]
Mr Rowland Hassall
Storekeeper
Parramatta
New South Wales
Dear Brother Hassell Otaheite
After long absence I write again to you
hoping you and yours are in good health
of body and soul. The reason of my [indecipherable] [indecipherable]
[indecipherable] [indecipherable] because the last letter to
you came back and caused some [indecipherable]
to me though I know not any[thing]
but the truth and not to be retracted. [indecipherable]
[man] I wrote about. I have [seen] nothing
conduct since worse then in my [indecipherable]
I send you this in confidence [indecipherable]
you have read it. but I hope I shall [indecipherable]
nothing untrue. I think I may say [indecipherable]
had a long winter of troubles here [indecipherable]
my self have been burdend from [indecipherable]
and I say salvation is of the Lord [indecipherable] but Caution [....] it.
He hath been my help and my [shield]
blessed be his dear name. [As I said]
Years as man is born to travail [......] to Love this
[......] is not