From Pierre Bon de Corcelles
als: American Philosophical Society
<August 5, 1780, at Moudon in the canton of Bern, in French:
The enclosed plan for a subscription in favor of your country has
long been on my mind but I could not bring myself to publish it,
convinced as I was that the United Provinces would achieve independence
on their own. But the fall of Charleston prompts me
to bring it out, imperfect as it is, because of my haste and lack of
current news. It has been distributed in Switzerland and nearby
places but slowly and without enthusiasm. I wish to send you one
thousand copies of my pamphlet for your constituents. Please do
not refuse this humble gift, and tell me where I should direct it.>
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