The manuscript is a follow-up note for the wine and package delivery entrusted to the care of a trustworthy Swiss courier.

Voltaire writes that he is sending the second part of the l’État secret, asking d’Argenson to confirm receipt of the two packets or else Voltaire will have great anxiety. He goes on to say that the order to put the horses in the green is carried out and that the foot guards left on either the 23rd or 24th, with two regiments currently on march around Mastriet. Voltaire notes that he heard them say to Count Maurice de Nassau the day before that you will not be there for two months and he agreed. He implores d’Argenson to not work himself to death. In a postscript, Voltaire notes that the troops of the republic which march only consist of 14,600 men.

Voltaire discusses his comedy writing, particularly in relation to his ‘Moors’. He notes that he has received d’Argental’s draft of the third act and thanks him for ‘aiding the weaknesses’ of his imagination, though he begs him not to imitate the Italian actors. Voltaire then discusses fireworks, claiming that the use fireworks for the sake of it imitates the Italians, but to use them to explain a secret and unravel a plot seemed to be a good use of them. He then provides some critical remarks on act one, commenting on the plot and music, and noting areas where he feels he is not imitating anyone else. He adds that d’Argental felt that there were two themes to the act: tenderness and comedy. He counters d’Argental’s claims that the act is comedic, noting that the scene between the princess and her confidante is one of the ‘least bad’ of the whole work. Voltaire concludes by saying that the whole play will be a beautiful spectacle but that the prologue must be given to Rameau. He adds that he would rather discuss things in person but that that would mean either d’Argental travelling to Cirey or Voltaire travelling to Paris so large packages will have to do instead.