File 1: Hassall family, correspondence, volume 1, pp. 1-690, 1796-1854

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having previously sold it to Noble through you. Should you hear of any one desiring to purchase the whole of the remainder of the property, I shall feel much obliged if you will be so good as to communicate with me, but I should not wish to sell[?] any more in small lots. The £25 may be remitted whenever a good opportunity offers. I remain My dear Sir Your's faithfully [indecipherable] The Revd J.S. Hassall

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Native Creek Dec 17th 1853

My dear James I have been going to write to you for more than a month, but I am to tired at night to do any thing after a hard days work, we have not had a minute spell since we commenced sheering as soon as sheering was done we commenced hay makeing, from sun rise

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to 6 o'clock at night. Mariann has been staying here two or three days, and I took her down to Daniwell this morning so that I am not quite so tired to night, as if I had been at work all day, and tomorrow being Sunday I can stop up a little later to night. I have only been to church once since

[page 2] I left home and that was last Sunday. We are all going on Christmas day into Geelong to church. Now I am going to try answer some of your questions if I can, first what am I doing and how I like it. Why the business of the day is makeing and I like it very well it is harder work than [Continued on page 484]

[page cross written] Garden has come on so well I knew it would if there was any sort of a season.(Monday) As it is raining this evening I will try and write a few more lines to you. The Dr has got 70 acres of oats in this year, we have moved 30 and are going to reap the rest. I had a jolly row with all the men to-day. they are a set of crawlers; talk about old Roberts being a crawler: these men down here do not work half so well. With love to Fanny I remain Your affe'n [affectionate] brother THassall

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at sheering time. You talk about giving my dogs away. I would not sell them for less than 10 £. I must come up for them and my horses in eight or nine months. I am glad to here that you have [farm?] [fly?]. I have not aranged any thing with the Dr yet. I am glad to here the wheat in the old [continued on cross-written page 483 ["Garden has come..."]

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Lumley [NSW] Dec 28 1853

My Dear Sir I have at last got the Subscription lists in and O'Sullivan has placed his money to your credit at the Commercial Bank Sydney. The amount is £54 [64?]. I wish for you [take?] it had been mine. I [lend?] you the lists [Continued on page 486]

[page cross-written] a farm[?] hour[?] of yours? I hope Mrs Hassall likes Berrima I am sure any place must appear pleasant after Bungonia. [indecipherable] her my kindest regards and [indecipherable] Yours truly J.S. [Flitter?] Do[or Me?] again looking over the Lists I think [indecipherable] has made a mistake of a pound or two & I will keep them to show him when up to Goulburn and