[Manchester,] Friday, 20 May 1853 

Dear Marx, 

Herewith the latest news from America. I still have several 
copies of the Criminal-Zeitung containing the statements by 
Weydemeyer and yourself,” which I shall send at the beginning of 
next week so that you and the others can make use of them; I 
shall keep one copy here for Dronke and the archives. 

Freiligrath will, perhaps, be so good as to notify Weydemeyer or 
Lievre of the receipt of the £25 enclosed herewith,” it being too 
late for me to write to Weydemeyer today. But how the fellows 
have managed to convert $125 into £25 is a mystery to me, for 
according to the last New York rate of 4 May sterling was standing 
at 54d.=109°/, cents, thus, even at 110 cents, $125=£25. IIs. 
4d., hence there has been a loss of */od. for every dollar on the rate of 
exchange. 

My old man has at last written to me. As I expected: for God’s 

aK. Marx and F. Engels, “The Rocket Affair—The Swiss Insurrection’, and 
F. Engels, ‘Political Position of the Swiss Republic’. - > 30 April. Marx stayed with 
Engels in Manchester till 19 May. - © J. Weydemeyer, ‘Der “demokratische” 
Mouchard’, Belletristisches Journal und New-Yorker Criminal-Zeitung, No. 7, 29 April 
1853, and K. Marx, ‘Hirsch’s Confessions’. 

sake avoid a row, wait till he comes and then takes me to the 
Exchange. Business is too good to permit of an almighty rumpus. 
So far as I’m concerned that’s perfectly in order provided my 
worthy papa has nothing against it; what do I care about the 
wretched affair? 

Your 
F. E.