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determine this in our own minds (and we need
not make it public) it will be useless to go on
with the house at The Cow Pastures: Should we
have to remain at Bathurst until Mr Keane
can relieve us, he perhaps will like to
exchange with us for the Cow-Pasture
for if we do not make some such arrangements
I think it will be very long before we are settled
particularly should [Mr S?] leave: however
nothing can be done until we know what
place we are to go to next. Mr Wilkinson
is now sitting in the verandah he thinks, had
you been here when the ArchD returned
you would most assuredly have gone
to Port Macquarie - : he is quite delighted
with the peep he had over the mountains.
I am quite grieved Mr Walker had
caused so much trouble in regard to the Orphan
School; when he left it, he brought away Mr Mrs
[Broadbear?] and several of the Girls: the two former are
now in jail for 3 months for leaving the
place without the ArchD permission. Mr W
says he thinks he shall be able to get the

ArchD turned out of his place: To my Father's
great surprise he spoke quite friendly when
he met in the street the other day and before
he used to pass him with a bounce: he had
occasion to write a note to me when he
concluded with "dear Sister your most affectionate
Brother" which made me very indignant
for you know I hate insincerity. I am sorry
for Eliza and your Mother for I am afraid he
will cause them much trouble in the end.
As I have no sure conveyance (and I trust
we shall so soon meet) I think I had better
not send the acct from Port M - for it is very
long Wilkinson received £5.10/ from Carpenter out of
which he had to pay some little thing at P.M - and
he gave £1.10/ for Boat Hire from Sydney to Parramatta
and the remainder which was £3.10 I received and
also £4.15 from Dr Norman ? for the Pig & the store
door lock; & out of which Money I have pd Hennie 30/ &
Wilkinson 26/. Our ?the 20/ I owed her and has
I could could not get the wheat ground before yesterday
I was obliged to buy 50 wt of flour. I shall have
no occasion to borrow from James. I shall not send