Letter to A. von Brüningk, October 18, 1852

Author(s) Karl Marx
Written 18 October 1852


First published in: Marx and Engels, Works, First Russian Edition, Vol. XXV, Moscow, 1934
Published in English for the first time in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 39


MARX TO A. von BRÜNINGK

IN LONDON

[Rough copy]

[London,] 18 October 1852 28 Dean Street, Soho

To Baron A. von Brüningk

I have received by today's post the Baltimore Wecker dated 27 September 1852, together with your statement. Since I, as one of the correspondents of A. Cluss in Washington, am directly involved in this matter, I would request you to appoint a meeting-place for Thursday or Friday (of this week).[1] I for my part shall bring a witness with me and would therefore request you to do likewise, but would point out in advance that the said witness may not be either Ruge, Ronge, Kinkel, or Willich, since these gentlemen are implicated in the matter now pending, nor can it be Mr Schimmelpfennig. When in Paris, that gentleman swore in so many words to 'destroy me by slander of every possible description'. While I do not believe in his destructive ability, I cannot, in view of this assertion, possibly consent to meet him.

I shall then explain to you my connection with the Baltimore article[2] and, should my explanation not suffice, I shall be prepared to give you the satisfaction customary among gentlemen.

Yours truly

Dr Karl Marx

  1. ↑ 21 or 22 October
  2. ↑ The reference is presumably to Cluss' article in the Baltimore Wecker in which he mentioned false accusations of spying brought against Mrs Brüningk by Kinkel and Willich (see this volume, p. 152)