London, 29 October 1850 
64 Dean Street, Soho 

Dear Weydemeyer, 
I beg you to carry out the following transaction for me: 
Borrow from Schuster or somebody else the money necessary to 
redeem my silver from the Frankfurt pawnbroker’s,**! then sell the 

a Probably a firm headed by Simon Bamberger. - » i. e. 19 or 21] July - © Delay 
spells danger (Titus Livius, ab urbe condita libri). - 4 destitute 

silver to a goldsmith or wherever it can be sold in Frankfurt, repay 
the man who loaned you the money for redeeming the silver, and 
send the balance to me here. 

Neither you nor the other man will be incurring any risk for, 
should you not be able to sell the stuff at a higher price, all you 
have to do is take it back to the pawnbroker’s. 

On the other hand my present circumstances are such that I 
must at all costs raise some money, even to be able to continue 
working. 

The only items I would ask you to return to the pawnbroker’s, 
since they have no saleable value, are 1) a small silver mug, 2) a 
silver plate, 3) a small knife and fork in a case—all belonging to 
little Jenny.” 

I very much approve of your plan for a popular work on 
political economy and only hope that you will soon make a start on 
it.°? Warm regards to your wife? from my wife and self. 

Your 
K. Marx