Extract from an Original Letter Addressed by William Thompson to his Excellency dated August 1St, 1863.
E Pa no tenei ra ano au i tae mai ai ki Waikato nei, matou katoa ko toku iwi. He mea atu taku ki a koe mo taku reta i tukua ate e au ki a Paraone minita, he whakatupato naku ki a koe kia tahia atu e koe ki te taone noho ai nga riuga riuga kore kei mate kau ratou ki o ratou nei kainga puihi, ara kua mohio koe ki te ritenga o tenei iwi o te Maori.