Letter to Friedrich Engels, April 26, 1869
| Author(s) | Karl Marx |
|---|---|
| Written | 26 April 1869 |
First published in Der Briefwechsel zwischen F. Engels und K. Marx, Bd. 4, Stuttgart, 1913
Printed according to the original
Published in English for the first time in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 43
Printed according to the original
Published in English for the first time in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 43
MARX TO ENGELS
IN MANCHESTER
[London,] 26 April 1869
DEAR FRED,
BEST THANKS FOR THE INVITATION. But it is quite impossible for me TO LEAVE AT THIS MOMENT. My wife is coughing badly, and I am waiting that out; as soon as she can travel, she will go to Paris TO FETCH TUSSY.[1] I shall perhaps come u p with the latter.
In addition there are some things to put in order in the International this week, which won't get going without me.[2]
And finally, however bad I might feel, I have to complete CERTAIN SLIPS OF PAPER, since it is always difficult to continue, not with A NEW SUBJECT, but in the middle of a certain topic.
WITH ALL THAT, if I don't get better, I shall naturally have to go away.
More tomorrow.
Your
K. M.
- ↑ Marx's daughters Jenny and Eleanor visited the Lafargues in Paris on 26 March 1869. Jenny returned to London on 14 April, and Eleanor's visit lasted till 19 May 1869.
- ↑ At the meeting of the General Council held on 20 April 1869 Marx was instructed to draw up a protest on behalf of the General Council against the massacre of the strikers in Seraing and Frameries (Belgium) in April 1869 (see Note 343).