Garrigues writes to his aunt. He has had nothing but misfortune over the last three years; where he lives he knows neither the language nor the customs. He is applying himself seriously to learning English. He asks his aunt to send him some foodstuffs, by which he expects to make a great profit and be able to quit his current work in order to take up a better position. He has written to his mother and other but does not know if the letters have arrived. A PS gives the possible routes for sending him letters: via Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, or Charleston, though if she could send it directly to New Orleans it stands the best chance of arriving safely.