He has just received her letter of November 5th. He did not expect her reaction to his intentions to marry; he was so certain that she would give her consent that he married Marie Louise Fontenot last August. He is employed at the moment as a surveyor of the lands of the United States, a position that is lucrative but precarious. He is firmly resolved to spend a month visiting his family the following spring. He mentions again the issue concerning his older brother and his money. He mentions family news, sends his love, and asks for letters. In a PS he says that it would be much better if she would address her letters to him in New Orleans rather than Opelousas.