Dear Engels,

Your letter with enclosure received.

I knew as soon as the letter had gone off that some of my
critical remarks were idiotic.?

I myself am involved in a county-court process on account of the
Volk. As regards the ‘direct’ subscribers in Manchester, these were
only Lupus and a ‘cobbler’ who had already cancelled his order
before the paper ceased to be.

Thimm has not yet paid and was, moreover, requested to pay
only for the numbers received. How can we have done anything to
the prejudice of the philistines in Manchester when they have not
yet paid a single farthing?

Send the names of the fellows with claims. Tell Thimm (on
Biskamp’s behalf) that he must not send another rartuinc here
until he hears from us again. You may instruct him to pay ‘bona
fide’ claimants in Manchester.

Biskamp has now taken lodgings at my expense here in
Hampstead. The poor vevu has had an operation for pieurisy at the
German hospital, where he spent 1'/. weeks— sans sou.* All in all a
nice state of affairs.

Today is article day, so I shall close.

Salut.
Your
K. M.