Augustus Brown

Joseph's 1829 letter that, once all the lavish Christian sentiments were put aside, dealt with the family's wayward son Augustus falling into the company of thieves and ending up in jail.

"Augustus is a great trouble to me but he is greatly alterd[sic] for the better he has put himself to learn to be a Shoemaker & is this Day mending shoese[sic] for the family I am in hope he will take care of himself as he is very desirouse[sic] of surporting[sic] himself".

Source: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id...