"THE REUNION OF PIEDMONT WITH FRANCE... GROUCHY (Emmanuel de). Letter signed as general commanding Piedmont, addressed to the municipality of Casal [Casale Monferrato]. Turin, 24 pluviôse an VII [12 February 1799]. One p. folio, address on back. " ... You inform me of the issue of the vow of the Casellois in favour of the reunion of Piedmont with France. It is always with sensitivity that I see the destinies of my homeland being envied, and friends of liberty desiring to join the great family...".