He recounts in detail the process he went through to get the letters he received from France and his joy at receiving them. He announces his intentions to marry Marie Louise Fontenot, the daughter of a legislator in Mississippi Territory. At the moment Lise has no great fortune but her father's is estimated at 100,000 piastres, which will one day be shared among his four children. He asks for his mother's blessing to add to his happiness. His return to his homeland will now certainly be delayed for a long time, and so he begs his mother to straighten things out with his older brother regarding his inheritance. He is on the verge of seeing the end of his misfortunes, and asks for a small sum in the meantime, to be sent back with the merchant Mr. Cassey who is currently in Bordeaux.