James Anderton Hall

“ I wish to write a few lines to you and let you know how we are geting on, after I had been stuck at the big hill three days I found I might stay there as long again for most of my horses had lost shoes and I had no nails to put others on I could not get any in the Roebourne or Cossack. ”

“ I was very much (illegible text) at all Barlow's proceedings in the matter and think he was to (illegible text) throughout all the affair and I have told him so (illegible text) are going to live (illegible text) a (illegible text) in the (illegible text) the place at the (illegible text) he says it is the (illegible text) place he ever saw and I would not wish to have a better place to live at on the 1st of Dec I and (illegible text) took a load of things to the creek we are (illegible text) camped at and when we get back ”