(Manchester,] Thursday, 11 September [1851] 

Dear Marx, 

‘Today I had hoped to be able to finish an article for you to 
send to America.’ I still have about 3-4 pages to do. So I must give 
up all idea of tomorrow’s post but, unless I’m mistaken, a Collins 
steamer is leaving on Wednesday —the article can go by that, to be 
followed by the 3rd on Friday. I shall make inquiries about it. In 
THE PRESENT MOMENT I consider this American business, which definite- 
ly brings in money, to be more urgent than the Proudhon,” of 
which I can’t tell whether it will bring so certain and rapid a 
return; that is why I have tackled the former first. If you should 
think otherwise, write and say so. 

You'll have got my Monday’s letter. 

En attendant tes nouvelles“ 

Your 
F. E.