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| Author(s) | Karl Marx |
|---|---|
| Written | 27 June 1854 |
MARX TO ENGELS
IN MANCHESTER
[London,] 27 June 1854
Dear Engels,
I should be grateful if you would write to Dronke forthwith. Even if I manage to get the later instalments deferred, it will be difficult, if not impossible, to do so in the case of the first one, which falls due at the end of the month. A further 8-10 days at the very outside, if I write to Freund saying my bill [of exchange] has not yet arrived.
I am sending only these few lines, as I am in the midst of concocting my article.[1] I was unable to write earlier because of the TROUBLES and the to-ing and fro-ing, etc., occasioned by the FAMILY exodus to Seiler's.
Your
K. M.
Your letter received today.[2]
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