Petit acknowledges Richard's letter of Oct. 8, and the letter of the savages of Arbre Croche. However, he asks Richard to specify whether the 650 from Bishop Edward Dominic Fenwick he received is francs, gourds or pounds, so that he can stipulate this in asking for a new grant from the Association of the Propagation to Richard. He asks what has become of Father Stephen Theodore Badin. The only letter of Richard's that he has not received is the first, but he thinks that Richard is mistaken about the contents of that since he has received the one containing the general tables of the savages and which included the letter of Father Francis Vincent Badin. It was the letter of Mar. 21, that they did not receive. They have received his third dated Aug. 25, 1827 and that of Aug. 25, 1828 to which he answered June 5, 1829. Petit asks Richard to charge his fellow missionaries to keep journals of their travels and of the interesting events which take place before them. These are unimportant to the missionaries and do not relate to conversions but they serve to attract the attention of those who are not so interested in the missions. The savants and learned are intrigued by the descriptions of the morals and customs of the savages. The letters of the bishop of Babylonia are important for the accounts they give of scientific researches. The account of the bishop of Florida Michael Portier of his trip from Pensacola to St. Augustine was very interesting. Petit does not speak of Richard in this lest he harm his modesty. Writing so briefly and once a year, it is impossible to tell all the interesting things to those who regard themselves on the pinnacle of civilization and are two thousand leagues away. Richard numbers this no. 5. Received May 8, 1830 and answered in May, 1830 and a second time September 15, 1831. :: III-2-g A.L.S. French 3pp. 8vo.