MARX TO HIS DAUGHTER, JENNY 

[Manchester,] Tuesday, 17 May 1864 
Sweet child, Badman, 

Probably I shall leave Manchester on Thursday (May 19) this 
week, and probably Engels will come with me. If arrangements be 
changed, Pll advertise you timely. 

I visited Ernest Jones yesterday and renewed my old friendship 
with him. He received me very cordially. Eichhoff, who is here at 
this moment, and sends to all of you his compliments, wrote me 
this morning that the son-in-law of Dr. Rohde— Marriett—has 
suddenly died; the daughter? being thus thrown back upon 

*« Thekla Marriet 

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Liverpool and the parents. Eichhoff has at last settled down as a 
commercial employé. 

Little Dronke, who to-day arrived from London, told funny 
stories as to the meeting he had a few days since with Freiligrath. 
Fazy, Freiligrath’s master, was present at the rendezvous at 
2 Royal Exchange Buildings. 

Strohn, an old friend of mine—who, unhappily, finds himself in 
a very bad state of health, and whom I was hardly able to 
recognise—came down from Bradford to see me; Eichhoff having 
told him of my sojourn at Manchester. 

Gumpert has been blessed with a son. 

I address these lines to you, because you will probably have to 
make room for Engels, your room being, I believe, the only 
disposable one. You don’t want to care about wine which we bring 
with us, but a dozen bottles of Pale Ale for our Manchester man 
will be welcome. I cannot finish my business here,°’ because this week 
is a holiday for lawyers here. So things will not be settled before 
next week, and in my absence. 

I have seen, from Médhmchen’s* letter, with great concern, that 
Marie Lormier is not going on in the right direction. These 
doctors are a lot of quacks. 

Any letter you'll address me, will still find me at Manchester, if 
you post it tomorrow before 5 o’clock p.m. 

I hope, my dear child, to find you in full bloom. My humble 
compliments to your successor, and my knowing wink to mine 
secretary.°”” 

Your truly 
Old one 

I should very much like to buy here Manchester silk for the 
whole family, but the delay that, consequent upon the holiday, has 
taken place in the settlement of affairs, prevents me from 
indulging my fancy. 

G. J. Harney, as you may tell Méhmchen, has again married, 
and, moreover, left Europe for Australia.*”