Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Abraham Buckley - letter received from W. P. and Elizabeth Wall, 1853
MLMSS 6514

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Golden gulley Bendigo Creek June 4th – 1853

Dear brother and sister This comes with
Ower love to you hoping to find you
And all your family in good health as
This leaves us all at present I cant
Possibly make out the reason I have
Not herd from you this makes the
Fourth letter I have sent to you
But I suppose you did not get them
Or I should have shurely have got some
Of them Dear brother I intend Please god to
Stop untill next Spring or praps longer
As long as I can make 2 or 3 ounces per
Weak I will stay as I have laid in 7
Months provisions 7 sacks of flower
4 hundred of sugar soap 50 Pounds of
Split peas salt vinegar Coffee mustard
And maney other little things for the
Winter I have only now to look out for
Beef Gold and good health I herd
You was about comeing to the Diggins
I think you had better stop where
you are at least untill I come

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Back as the diggins at preasent is
Not very favourable but if you
Should come be shure to make me
Out and I will put you in the
Proper way to go to work mind work
It is but nice work when you get
Your wages I have maid betwean
6 and 7 hundred pounds since I have
Been here but have done very little
This last 6 months your mother
And Martha and Duffie and Wife and
William buckley are all at the Diggins
At the ovens Mrs Turner and her husband
Is there also Rations is very dear
Flower 10 pounds, per Bag tea 3s. Coffie 3s.
Cheese 3s.6d butter 5s Beef 6d pr Pound
Gin rum Brandy 1 Pound per Bottle
Port wine 15s.20d give ower kind respects
To tommey your son in law his wife
And family

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NB Remember me to Mr and Mrs Dun
The publican also the carpenter at the
Mill in short to all Enquireing
Friends No more at preasent from
Your loveing Brother and sister
W.P. and Elizabeth Wall

Also give ower love to William and
His wife Ower children all join
In love to there cousins H.P. Wall

If you should answer this
Direct W. P. Wall golden
Gulley Bendigo creek Melbourn
And please to put a stamp on
And then it will be shure to
Come safe send us what news
About the Sydney Diggins
God by W.P.W.

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Letter addressed

Mr Abraham Buckley
Enginear Mr Burnes
Steam flower Mills
Parramatta
N.S. Wales

Post marked –

Melbourne
Ju 18

Ship Letter
Ju 26
1853
Sydney

Parramatta
Ju.27
8 03
New.S.Wales