[London,] 14 November 1864 

Dear Engels, 

I have had to stay mainly in bed for almost a week on account of 
the carbuncle. The thing is now healing up. However, as the 
carbuncle is just below the breast, I still have trouble leaning 
forward in order to write. So, to keep it as brief as possible: 

1. Please send the enclosed letters addressed to me back to me 
(both the one from Schweitzer and the one from Liebknecht) and 
reply by return, as the people need our reply as soon as possible.** 

My view is that we should promise occasional contributions from 
time to time. It is important for us to have a mouthpiece in Berlin, 
especially for the sake of the association I was involved in 
founding in London,’ and for the sake of the book” I am planning 
to publish. It is also important that whatever we do, we do it 
together. 

If you agree with me, you can send me a few lines for these 
chaps, or say in a few lines what statement J am to make in your 
name. 

2. You will receive the ‘Appress’ along with the ‘Provisionat Ruts’, 
etc., in a few days. The thing was not quite so difficult as you 
think, because we are dealing with ‘workers’ all the time. The only 
LITERARY MAN in the Association is the Englishman, Peter Fox, a 
writer and acirator who is, at the same time, one of the people 
from The National Reformer (atheist but anti-Holyoake). I am 

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sending you the very kind note he passed on to me concerning the 
“Appress’. Mazzini is rather disgusted that his people are among the 
signatories, mais il faut faire bonne mine a mauvais jeu; 

3. Your stuff from the Guardian” I find most valuable. I had 
already pieced this abomination together from the ‘Facrory Reports’, 
but only in a most laborious and fragmentary fashion. 

4. 2 cops received from the Manchester soticrror for signing, 
etc. In a day or two, I shall send you the signed copies, along with 
the list (inventory), etc., which you will then have to record. Of 
course, I can no longer reel off a complete list of all the stuff we 
left in the flat, etc., and put a value on it. 

That old wumsuc McCulloch has died. I hope the British 
Museum buys up his Economicat Lisrary. But no doubt Edinburgh 
will get in first. 

Salut. 

Your 
K. M. 

I have just come across P. Fox’s letter, which I am enclosing; 
please send it back as soon as you have had time to peruse it.