You came to Liebenfeld poor, you are now in my house poor, and my will makes you rich.

That you may be happy also, is my dearest wish.
I direct that, the day after my death, my nephew, Nicholas Meiser, shall call together, by letter, the ten physicians most illustrious in the kingdom of Prussia, that he shall read to them my will and the annexed memorandum, and that he shall cause them to proceed without delay, in my own laboratory, to the resuscitation of Colonel Fougas.

The expenses of travel, maintenance, etc., etc., shall be deducted from the assets of my estate.

The sum of two thousand thalers shall be devoted to the publication of the glorious results of the experiment, in German, French and Latin.

A copy of this pamphlet shall be sent to each of the learned societies then existing in Europe.
In the entirely unexpected event of the efforts of science being unable to reanimate the Colonel, all my effects shall revert to Nicholas Meiser, my sole surviving relative.
JOHN MEISER, M.D..