Letter to Miller & Richard, after September 9, 1871

Author(s) Friedrich Engels
Written 9 September 1871


First published in: Marx and Engels, Works, First Russian Edition, Vol. XXVI, Moscow, 1935
Reproduced from the original
Published in English for the first time in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 44


ENGELS TO MILLER & RICHARD[1]

IN LONDON

[Draft]

[London, after 9 September 1871]

Gentlemen,

In reply to etc. I beg to say that I believe M. MD[2] to be well qualified as to character, talent, & political position, for the undertaking he has in view. As a representative Irishman, he will be able, as far as I can judge, to command considerable support in more than one way among his countrymen; he has very extensive connections among them; and personally, I believe him to be strictly honourable.

Requesting you to make use of the above in strict confidence and without my guarantee, I am etc.

  1. ↑ This is a draft of Engels' answer to an enquiry from this firm about MacDonnel who had applied to it for a loan to start a printshop.
  2. ↑ Joseph Patrick MacDonnel