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Allenvale Vale June 5 1828
My Dear Mrs Hassall
You will doubtless think by this time that I have for a very long time neglected writing to you or some of the family, and really I have taken up my pen for that purpose more than once when something or other has prevented me.
About six months ago I was confined of a son who is well and hearty, being now my ninth child and tho' labouring under excessive fatigue of mind, from one trouble or another, at the period of my confinement I am [indecipherable] thankful to say I recovered wonderfully. providence is ever kind to me, for in the heaviestl of my trouble, I am ever blessed with health and tolerable spirits.
I had hoped I should have been able to give you a better account of Mr W- affairs, but alas in this I am much disappointed, this imprudent speculation
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quite well I shall be happy to hear from any of them if they will favour me with a letter.
Before I close this letter allow me to return you my most grateful thanks for your offer to move me in any way, most kindly & I value your attention to me, but I shall be able to go on and to struggle thro' [fell?] times [indecipherable] me, my own wants and deprivations are trifling but for those of my children I feel most [indecipherable] nor can I look at my Husband with [indecipherable] patience, when I feel my situation just now, and many uneasy moments have I for my childrens welfare.
This country has been visited with a dry drought, so much so that wheat is very scarce and very dear, many people have no seed to sew for the coming year, which I fear will be very [serious?] Charlotte who is yet at Bounty School
but no expence to me [indecipherable] to Mary and Jane, but I have not seen her since christmas last.
I should like to know how our Hull [indecipherable] are as it is now some time since I heard of them - so let me know when you last heard of them.
I regret much that Mr Foreman did not bring my daughter Emma out, as we sent 50 L to Mrs Wilks to get her comfortably off, she is [indecipherable] [indecipherable], but I believe we are to have one of Mr Wilks's sisters with him.
I sincerely hope your dear little boy is quite well. remember me most affectionately to Mr Hassall, also to your Father, and Mother, and Mrs [indecipherable] accept my sincere love and believe me
yours most sincerely
Charlotte Wells
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The Sale of Mr Wells Property
House and ground Macquarie St £ 1000
[indecipherable] Park 1500
Allen Vale 2500
Glen Farm 500
Mrs Wells's House on an allotment of ground given to her for her self and children 300
Mrs Wells's [indecipherable] 100
Furniture and [indecipherable] implimen 300
Cattle and sheep And the [indecipherable] 2 or 3 hundred Pounds, for which she is at present in confinement but I am pretty sure she will not be long there
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Eimes 14th Feby. 1825
My Dear Friend & Brother in Christ,
Samuel has sent over a boat from his residence at Taheite for my letters for the Colony, the Brutus being to sail in a day or two for that place, and I have not a single letter ready; this is my first I now begin for you, and it grieves me that I shall be forced to make it very short, having only a part of this day to write all I have to write as I must not detain the boat. I had no idea of the vessel's sailing so soon. Samuel resides at Mairepehe on the south side of the larger peninsula. I believe he does not go to the colony in the Brutus.
I have to acknowledge the rect. of your very kind & very welcome letter forwarded to me by Brother in law [Isane?], the contents of which I perused with much pleasure & gratification. I hope this will find you both living very near the Lord and enjoying much of the consolation of his spirit in your present situation and circumstances in which you as much and his
