17 Tihema 1847 E hoa, e Te Makarini, Tena koe. Tenei taku kupu ki a koe, kaore aku toronaihi hei tapahi i taku witi. Koia au i mea ai mau e homai tetehi toronaihi maku. Heoi ano. Na to hoa, na Tipene 17 December 1847 Friend, McLean, Greetings. My message to you is that I have no scythes to cut my wheat. And this is why I am asking you to give me a scythe. That's all. From your friend, from Tipene