The memoire recounts the attack on Decroze on 28 December 1760

Decroze writes that he is sending Voltaire a letter recently sent to him by his procureur, Vachat.

The widow Burdet states that on the night of the seventh to the eighth of January 1761, she finds herself very unhappy because of the sins committed in her house. She asks God for forgiveness for all of her sins and promises to do penance if he deigns to preserve her life. She declares before God that the hatred of Curé Ancian comes from the fact that he wanted to sin with her for about two years. She claims that he reproached her for her aversion to him and that on 6 December, while drinking in her house, he told her that he no longer wanted to put the straw too close to the fire. She conludes by saying that this is the real case of his sin and commends herself to God.

The widow Burdet notes that since Mr. Voltaire has done her the favor of helping her with her work, she begs him to be so kind as to pass the mémoire on to a lawyer in due course.