He has written ten or twelve letters to her since arriving in Louisiana but he is certain that the war between France and England has been an obstacle to them getting to her. Thanks to heaven his life is out of all danger, but it is also the one thing that he managed to save, and he is all the more sensitive to the little losses that he has had because they push back the day when he will be able to return to his mother. He asks for her to send him a small shipment of wine or other merchandise in light of his lost fortune, and thinks his aunt will help; also asks her for news of herself. Louisiana, where he lives, is a country that offers very few resources but at least it is peaceful. He is living with a local who has showed him all the care imaginable. He is going to learn to make sugar once the harvest is in. Being a sugar-maker could be profitable to him when he goes to Martinique in a couple of years. The local that he is staying with would like a cask of white wine from France. A PS sends love to his brothers and sisters and two nephews, and to his aunt and cousins. He can't give news about the Messers Dédans even though he arrived in Louisiana with them about two months ago because he has been separated from them since then. The older one has a wound in his leg that they don't think will be able to be healed. He gives his address for letters and other things as Mr. Garrigues, c/o Mr. Hardy de Boisblanc on his lands at Chapitoulas near New Orleans, province of Louisiana, United States of America.