File 3: Hassall family, correspondence, volume 3, pp. 1203-1832, 1822-1828

1215

Sydney 5 Aug. 1822

Dear Sir,

          As I cannot but think you are unconscious of the tenor of your own note of the 2nd inst ( recd on Saturday night) I return a copy for your reperusal.

          At the same time I beg to remind you that though you did certainly reject the offer of my mare on your first landing yet, the day after, your servant came with a written memorandum from you to request the loan of her - on the strength of this she was delivered with her saddle etc into his care - after some days she was returned, as I had requested, to Capt. [Irvine?]'s farm  but without notice or intimation to me;  the saddle also was not with her, of which I was only very lately informed - 

          Under these circumstances your note, I own, has a good deal surprised me -

Yours [obedtly]

                    T C Harington

To

The Revd. Thos. Hassall.

[MS 1216] (Copy) Dear Sir, I have just received your letter and have made every enquiry possible about the saddle. I do not remember that you lent me a horse on my arrival you kindly offered me one, and had I not obtained a better I should have accepted your offer the mare came up I remember and was sent off to the farm. Our groom says the saddle was returned by the boat but the man who took it down has left us - should I meet with him I will enquire by what boat it went - At present I have no intention of parting with the ground Yours Truly Tho. Hassall (signed) Parramatta 2 August 1822

Mr T. C. Harrington Commissariat Sydney

[MS 1217]

 

To

The Revd. Thos. Hassall

Parramatta

[Return address]

Mr Harrington [9?]/8.22

Sydney July 18 1822

Rev & Dear Sir

I have deposited the

last Will & testament of Mrs

Maria Mason in the Supreme

Judges Office the Probate

will be ready next week.

I am now authorised

to collect & Pay the Debts.

I beg the favor of your

assistance in forwarding the

sale of the Houshold [sic] Goods

I will leave it to you to

fix the Day of Sale & the

Auctioneer—Please to write

me word in order that I may

attend to be one of the

bidders — Your Personal