1905-05-13 William Moore to Aubrey Hall

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Letter

Title:	1905-05-13 William Moore to Aubrey Hall
Identifier:	archives.org.au/HMW304
Parent item:	Group of documents relating to Aubrey Hall (second)
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Date:	1905 May 13 Sat
Authors:	William Moore (create)
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License:	This work is free of known copyright restrictions. It entered the public domain in Australia on 1 January 1993.
Related people:	Harold Aubrey Hall · William Moore (create) · Ernest William Moore (create)
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Keywords:	H.M. Wilson Archives · letters
Description:	Letter from William Moore to Aubrey Hall, regarding his deceased son Ernie Moore who owed money to Aubrey.

Notes

Ernie died aged 31 on 5 March 1905 in Roebourne:

MOORE.-On March 5, at Roebourne, Ernest Moore, aged 31. Deeply regretted by his wife and children, and a large circle of friends.

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S.S. Sultan

Mr Aubrey Hall
Cossack

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Geraldton 13 May 05

Mr Aubrey Hall
Cossack

Dear Sir

Your letter under date the 19th inst to have in course^[?] , I was very much ^{[illegible]  [illegible]}  to learn that my late son Ernie was indebted to you, & for so large an amount, how he became involved in debt, to me, is somewhat of a mystery, the salary he was receiving sh^d have been sufficient to support himself & family if ^[illegible]  economy had been practiced, but I am much afraid from what I have heard, that his Wife has been anything but economical and was, in a great measure, the cause of the general indebtedness; this however does not now mend matters, but this I am sure of that any money recd by Ernie from whatever source was not spent on himself — nor wasted in any way

Now with regard to your debt, I must^[?]  first thank you ^[illegible]  for your ^[illegible]  kindness in helping my poor Boy when he was in trouble this kindness I will never forget as long as I live.

I much regret being unable to pay the a/c at present, should however I am in a position

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to do so later on, I shall feel in^[?]  duty bound to pay you something at any rate. Ernie did not possess any property in this District to my knowledge nor am I aware that he did anywhere else—

Again thanking you

I am ^[illegible]  \ very faithfully yours \ William Moore