To the police authorities in Cologne 


I have the honour herewith to request you to prevail upon the 
relevant Department to grant me citizenship in the city of Cologne. I 
was born on May 5, 1818, in Trier, studied at the local gymnasium 
and at the universities of Bonn and Berlin. In 1842 and 1843 I lived 
in Cologne as editor of the now defunct Rheinische Zeitung. When 
that newspaper ceased to exist I went abroad and relinquished my 
Prussian citizenship. After the events which took place recently, I 
returned to my country and now I intend to settle with my family in 
Cologne.’ 


Cologne, April 13, 1848 


Yours faithfully, 
Dr. Karl Marx 


Address: Apostelstrasse 7