{[Manchester,] 25 November 1850 

Dear Marx, 

I am writing today just to tell you that I am unfortunately still 
not in a position to send you the £2 I promised you for today in 
my last letter.**7 Ermen“ has gone away for a few days and, since 
no proxy has been authorised .with the bank, we are unable to 
make any remittances and have to content ourselves with the few 
small payments that happen to come in. The total amount in the 
cash box is only about £4 and you will therefore realise that I 
must wait a while. As soon as Ermen returns I shall at once send 

-you the money. I trust the first remittance arrived safely. 

a threatened with prosecution - > The Red Republican -¢ Heinrich Bauer - 4 Peter 
Ermen 

Schramm ’s* behaviour is really despicable. 

The Harney business is indeed extremely ominous. If they are 
actually determined to arrest him, changing the paper’s name 
won't help. Nor can he give it up altogether, and if this paper 
falls into the category liable to stamp duty, I can’t see any 
possibility at all of bringing out an unstamped political weekly. In 
any case, he’d do better to omit his ‘Lasour Recor’ from page 8, 
this being news and unquestionably subject to stamp duty. But 
from what you write it would seem that, in Jones’ opinion, the 
content of his analytical articles is equally liable to be stamped. 
And that would be the limit. 

So the outraged Schramm, to judge by Mr Seiler’s begging 
letter, would seem to be again on the best of terms with his 
brother‘ and even showing him some égards*! 

I hope your wife is feeling better. Warm regards to her and the 
rest of your family from your 

F. E. 

In the course of this week I shall send your wife a parcel of 
Corton tHrean which I hope she will find to her liking. 

(On the back of the letter] 
Charles Marx Esq. 
64 Dean Street. Soho Square. London