sentences:  On December 23, 1838, Father Petit received a letter from Bishop Bruté that recalled him to Vincennes.Father Petit and Abraham Burnett (Nan-wesh-mah), a Potawatomi friend, began the return to Indiana on January 2, 1839.After 150 miles of travel on horseback, Father Petit became too ill to continue the ride, and took a stage to Jefferson City, Missouri.