Autograph letter signed : Wahlstaff [Legnickie Pole, Poland], to his chamberlain, the Marquis d'Argens, 1761 Aug. 18.

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Autograph letter signed : Wahlstaff [Legnickie Pole, Poland], to his chamberlain, the Marquis d'Argens, 1761 Aug. 18.

Reporting that he is in the middle of the Russian and Austrian army and thinks the war is at a decisive moment where rashness will be better than prudence; alluding to the horrors committed by the Russians; offering his stoic philosophy about the course the war will take.; noting that he will only do what he believes is useful and honorable.

1 item (1 p.) ; 18.9 cm.

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