From the Comte de —
AL: American Philosophical Society
<No place or date, but May, 1777, in French: He is from the
warlike nation of the Walloons, and offers to raise among them
a corps of two to ten thousand men with experienced officers,
if his sovereign permits and France assists. He has a foundry
on his estates and a textile factory, and can furnish cannon of
all sizes, bullets and shells, and cloth for uniforms. Please reply
to the postmaster at Spa, where he will arrive in ten days;
once he has the answer he will make himself known.>
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