5 November 1861 Maraekakaho My dear brother I received your letter of date October 12th which certainly proves to me you have had very false information regarding the Munn affair and other matters. It appears all my doings are always wrong therefore I think it is now high time for me to try and do something for myself for I find the more I strive to forward this place under many disadvantages the less I am thought of. It was better for me had I gone with a stranger when I first came here and if so I would have got some credit for my anxiety and labour about this place. At all events he would do me the justice of seeing for himself and not believing people that had no interest in his affairs. You postively speak to me in your letter as if I was a perfect fool and had no feeling whatever and blame me for introducing my sister to that fellow Munn. Let me tell you that Munn introduced himself before ever I saw them and told your sister that he was your most particular friend and here I am blamed for it like many other false reports. I certainly took my wife and sister over to see Munn's private house where you used to stay thinking it would be more private than McMulties, and they did not like the place so that ended their going their. They were asked to tea by Willie Cooper and his wife who was staying at Munn's which I refused. However he would not have a denial and came himself to call for them. I went home that day and left them in charge of Alex so I cannot see the great harm in their going