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Matavai 20th Octr 1840
Dr Sir
I beg to inform you that your Shepherds at Phills River are constantly feeding their Sheep on my Cattle run called the Stony Creek near Cooks Vale I am told that they drive them from Six to Seven miles & camp them on my Tenant Wm Eldridges Cattle's Beding place Now what their motive is I cannot imagine. As it must injure your Sheep driving them so far this hot weather as much as it does my cattle unless it is to extract a Bribe from my Tenant There is plenty of Grass for us both if the men would keep on their own runs Your Overseer is not in the least to blame he having told the men no to go [page torn] but they still persist in [page torn]
Matavai 5st Decr 1840
To
Mr James Smith
Please deliver to Mr J.P. Lloyd As his herder Three hundred and Sixty head of Cattle now in your charge at [indecipherable] as advertised by Mr Stubbs for Sale
(Signed) Jas Hassall
Coppy of Mrs Hannah Ashton
Matavai April 5th 1841
To Mr James Hassall
To Run of Two horses one year up to the 9th of March 1841 £ 2 " 0 " 0
Do One Cow & 2 Oxen Do 1 "10 " 0
£ 3 "10 " 0
I have no objection for you still to reside on the town and run your Cattle & Horses by your paying me five Shillings per Week until I gets a fresh Tennant but shall require a Week notice when you Leave
Signed
James Hassall
Copied by me Thos Fisher