Your patience would fail you if I should continue to relate all the disrespectful speeches and treatment which your servants have been obliged to listen to and patiently to bear.

We pray that the deceitful race - such hateful enemies and blasphemers of the name of Christ - be not allowed to further infect and trouble this new colony.

Our little force will march on tomorrow or the day after.

I value the blood of one Christian more than that of a hundred Indians.

I am sustained by the tranquility of an upright and loyal heart.

It is my intention to proceed slowly with our trenches.