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Missionaries Account at Otahete Nov.r 1801

Paid to Mr Hassall 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 quarter cask of wine 18. 6
1 quarter Chest of Tea 6. 0
Coffee 50lb 2.10
800lb of Flour 10. 0. 0
1 Bay of Sugar 5.10. 0
1 Pot to make salt 22. 1. 0

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[Letter to Mr Hassall]

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 Jesus Son of God knows that I do not mean  to
give you the least troble But I Greatlly and Honest-
lly means 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 mean
to pay you any Interest that you think is [indecipherable]
-ane and Just for Lieing out of yr money I Never
Did Worthy Sir with any Design or Bad Intent
speake of yre Name to Mr Atkins if I did we
should 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 an-
other way of Life and I promise god that I will
without view or gain be allways ready to serve
you Night and Day and will prove meself 
an Honest faithfull man to you Worthy Sir
if you knew what Hungare and misserey 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 am degserted 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 tully for
Dissapointing me in Cropng my ground with
wheat which is this [indecipherable] of all my missery