à Ferney 6^e 7^bre 1777

I am dying my good s^r, if j could form a wisch before j go to the land from wence no travereler returns, it woud be to see you, rather than to see that astonishing Lady.

However if j am alive when she will be in the city of Tonnerre, she Will hear of me.

Pardon mon cher ami, je n'ai plus la force d'écrire, et de vous dire combien je vous aime et vous estime.

V.