14 Mei 1849 E hoa, e Makarini, Tena ra koe. Ka nui taku aroha ki a koe, no te mea kua rite o mahi aroha mo nga tangata Maori, kia whakarangatiratia ai matou ki te ritenga o to koutou aroha, no konei ka tuhituhi atu ahau ki a koe, ki taku hoa e aroha nei ahau. Tenei ano taku inoinga ki te Atua mou, a mo aku matua kaiwhakaako. E hoa, ka tae atu taku pukapuka ki a koe, mau hoki e tuhituhi mai kia au. Heoi ano. Na tou hoa aroha, na Hone Pumipi 14 May 1849 Friend, McLean, Greetings to you. I have great love for you because of your good deeds for the Maori people, which elevate us through the practice of your love, and thus I write to you, my friend whom I love. And my prayer to God is for you and for my elder teachers. Friend, when my letter reaches you, then write back to me. That is all. From your loving friend, from Hone Pumipi