File 2: Rowland Hassall papers, 1811-1820, 1860

pleasure, and pain, and altho Our Dear Lord has for wise purposes permited you to arraign His being, and Sovereignty at  your [indecipherable] yet how shall I answer at His Bar for all my Sins - whilst I am writing my Vile In gratitude stares me in the face. O the sins of Omission and Commission, in thought, in word, and deed that I have been fully of - and altho I confess my sins and condemn myself for my sins yet I find myself to be a great sinner Still, and if it was not for the great Redeemers Own most precious blood my smallest sin would sink me into the deepest hole, therefore I can heartily joine you / O that our Hand was in each other/ in ascribing all praise, to rich, free Sovereign grace, & blood devine I hope my Dear Bro we shall still be enabled to come with all our pollutions [?] to the Founting opened for sin and unclainness [uncleaness] and also to Jesus for holiness love and strength to go forward in his hevenly [heavenly] ways and of usefullness and Grace.

  for Mr Berg [?}               Broomhall x

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                          Parramatta 20th May 1811

Very dear Brother

            Yours dated Calcutta July 27th came safe to hand and as an opertunity [opportunity] offers per Lieutn Lord who is returning to England I very happily embrace it - not only to acknowledge yours but to express my thankfulness to God for his superabounding mercy to one of my dearest friends. I feel very much intrested [interested] in your happy Restoration to the injoyment [enjoyment] of the Grace of God which passes knowledge.   May Our dear Saviour keep you [through the rugged paths of time] [inserted] by his own strength too everlasting salvation.

                          To His Excellency

                              Govr. Macquarie

                                          etc etc

                           Petition of 

                                Roland Hassall

                                                  Morea June 15th 1811

Dear Brother//

            The Trial is just come to an anchor here and is about to sail very soon perhaps tomorrow for the Colony.  I have been much disapointed in not hearing from you by any of the Vessels that have arrived here from Port- jackson being anctious [anxious] to know how you have ordered matters for me respecting what I wrote you about by the Northumberland. I have heard from Brother Henry that you have purchased a Mare for me which I am very glad of, and 'tis the least I can do, and all that I can do at present to acknowledge myself much obliged to you for your trouble and kind attention. But Brother Henry expecting that you had