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Form of Application for Convict Labourers and Mechanics also [indecipherable] in this County, prescribed by Section 4 of the questions of 9 th May, 1835
Application of James Hassall of Matavai, in the Parish of Cook in the County of Cumberland, for Male Convicts presented to the Petty Sessions holden for the District of Campbelltown in Sept 18[indecipherable]
| Property belonging to, or occupied by applicant, in Respect of which entitled | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NameofProperty | Tota lNumber of Acres |
Number of Acres Under plough or [indecipherable] |
Where Situated | Nature[indecipherable]whether byGrant,Purchase or Lease,and if the Latter from whom, and the number of Years[indecipherable] |
How occupied, whether personaly or by [indecipherable] or by Ticket of Leave Overseeing specifying [indecipherable] |
| Matavai | 1250 | 294 | Cook | Purchased | Personaly |
| Newington | 230 | " | Do | Grant | Free Overseer |
| Woodstock | 420 | 58 | Do | [indecipherable] | Do |
| Burrooa | 1280 | 50 | King | Purchase | Free Overseer J Smith |
| Etonballon | 1920 | 30 | Do | Do | Do |
| Cooks Bali | 1920 | 20 | Geogianmor | Do | P Stoky |
| Maxington | 220 | " | Cook | Do | |
| [indecipherable] Vale | 135 | 20 | Parramatta | Wili | H Reynolds Ticket of leave |
John Laidlaw
Yours of the _by hand I was very glad to hear by it that you were alive and kicking after your various [indecipherable] boils and blisters and other accidents pertaining to horseflesh and cattle hunting is to be [indecipherable] I hope you had the forethought it but a fathers benidiction on poor franks venerable head When he was going through his Gymnastic exercise with you I [indecipherable] predict for managing a Summers bull as that is more than I can do as I am practicing every evening as we have got a horizontal Bar here but I have not reached perfection
I believe [indecipherable] Lessers storeman is [indecipherable] little Sinclair was telling me he got the Sack as he was [indecipherable] the Modus Operandi was this his [indecipherable] came into the kitchen for his breakfast and the [indecipherable] was standing in the Middle of the floor when it happened to fly [indecipherable] without any ceremony [indecipherable] then the teapot in which the tea was for his breakfast was [indecipherable] in the sam manner the chops or steaks was the first time [indecipherable] there Belly in that way