Colonel, 1st December,
De Valfort, Colonel, 1st December,
De Fayoles, Lieutenant Colonel, 20th November,
De Franval, Lieutenant Colonel, 1st December,
Dubois Martin, Major, 7th November,
De Gimat, Major, 1st December,
De Vrigny, Captain, 1st December,
De Bedaulx,
Capitaine, Captain, 1st December,
de la Colombe, Lieutenant, 1st December,
Candon, Lieutenant, 7th November.

The ranks and the pay, which the most honorable Congress shall affix
to them to commence at the periods marked in the present list, have
been agreed to by us the undersigned, Silas Deane in quality of deputy
of the American States General on the one part, the Marquis de la
Fayette and the Baron de Kalb on the other part. Signed double at
Paris this 7th of December, 1776.

SILAS DEANE,
The MARQUIS de la FAYETTE,
DE KALB.

The desire which the Marquis de la Fayette shows of serving among the
troops of the United States of North America, and the interest which
he takes in the justice of their cause make him wish to distinguish
himself in this war, and to render himself as useful as he possibly
can; but not thinking that he can obtain leave of his family to pass
the seas, and serve in a foreign country, till he can go as a general
officer; I have thought I could not better serve my country, and those
who have intrusted me, than by granting to him in the name of the very
honorable Congress the rank of Major General, which I beg the States
to confirm to him, to ratify and deliver to him the commission to hold
and take rank, to count from this day, with the general officers of
the same degree. His high birth, his alliances, the great dignities
which his family holds at this Court, his considerable estates in this
realm, his personal merit, his reputation, his disinterestedness, and
above all his zeal for the liberty of our provinces, are such as to
induce me alone to promise him the rank of major general in the name
of the United States. In witness of which I have signed the present,
this 7th of December, 1776.

SILAS DEANE.