File 2: Hassall family, correspondence, volume 2, pp. 298-702, 1817-1826

Note at top of page The document removed from here formed the end portion of Charlotte Wells letter of June 25, 1825 See pages 7-10

Tregardon near Mevagissey, Cornwall June 24 1825 My very dear Brother Your goodness must pardon my not writing before, but my best excuse is I am not fond of this exercise but I hope you received a letter which Mr L wrote to you he mentions expecting the books & the Bible & Prayer Book cost 18/6d the Cookery Book you wished for was but a very small {indecipherable] & of a very inferior kind so that we thought it not worth sending and should have procured another had I not been all most {indecipherable] time and {indecipherable] had one; has to the remaining money that {indecipherable] might go til he could procure the whole of the {indecipherable] {indecipherable], the {indecipherable] I was to send did not slip my mem -ory but what money we had was in bills which was not payable for some time and another thing we landed in a very cold climate with very little clothing and that very light and therefore not fit to be {indecipherable] or warm, thus you see we were in want of almost every thing. Fatherinlaw had put {indecipherable] in the Bank for pocket money for us, but unfortunately we {indecipherable] bank broke and we lost all better this misfortune and many others

It affords me pleasure to inform you that at the time explinations and old writings brought forward which had not been made public, the committee quite changed their tone of voice and approved of all that had transpired they are now well pleased that we came home, they of course wish us to return but at the same time think it reasonable that we should remain a while here. My dear {indecipherable] is absent as he frequently is, for he has been very busyly employed we since our arrival, in assisting in Missionarie meetings poor man he begins to sag ? this traveling so much and tell ing the same story so many times {indecipherable] it is new in every place, next month he proceeds to Bristol to conferance after which we shall leave our Fathers house (where we are at present very comfortable) for a new station {indecipherable] which will not be above ? miles from hence, we expect to remain their (in St{indecipherable] one year after which we not know which way to {indecipherable] we wish to be guided entirely by the providence of God in all things. The weather is at present very warm and dry which agrees well with our health for neither Father, Mother, Son or Daugher can complain.

My Brother has disappointed us by not sending the word so soon as he might. As you know my dear brother that I have not had one line from any of you or my friends and you must think I am all most broken hearted, several ships have come since we arrived and I keep on sending to the Post Office 3 miles off in hopes of hearing, but all in vain, what then is England and all its beauties to me if I hear not of my friends. I am now expecting the end will be that their negligence and unkindness will wean me intirely, so that I shall never care to return. My dear Brother let us hear from you often for you know the rest are not fond of writing, I wish very much to hear if you are at your new station & whether you have another little one and how dear litle James his Mother is, and whether your prospects are fair to be good in that place. nothing will give us more pleasure than to hear of your welfair, if crosses be our lott we pray let us share the by your {indecipherable]. Mrs H. yourself and babe have our prayers. I can say we most cordialy unite in affectionate ? to you all Hear us my dear Brother and listen on the wings of faith and love in your daily petitions at a {indecipherable] from your loving & affect.. Sister Mary C. Lawry

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