[London,] 27 January 1851 

Dear Engels, 

Enclosed you will find the statement for signature.“ There can 
be no question of sending it to Dulon, for Ruge has made himself 
co-proprietor of the Bremer Chronik It must be sent to the 

a Ruge’s article has: ‘Conrad Schramm (not to be confused with the Berlin deputy 
Rudolf Schramm)... - 6 The affair’s of small significance. - © We have, God be 
praised, survived far worse accusations. - 4 K. Marx and F. Engels, ‘Statement. 27 
January 1851’. - © Bremer Tages-Chronitk 

conservative paper, the Weser-Zeitung in Bremen.** Write to its 
editors when you send the statement; tell them to send us two 
copies to London, to my address, 28 Dean Street, at the same time 
informing us what the announcement will cost and how it is to be 
paid for. Don’t forget, however, to prepay the letter. 

Now, as it’s nearly time for the post, no more than the 
following: 

1. Did you forward to Weerth the letter** which my wife sent 
with a few lines for you*? 

2. Did you get my letter in which I sent you Dr Magnus. Gross’ 
scrawl, etc., and to which I wanted to know your answer”? If you 
haven't received it, I beg you to complain to the Post Office at once. 1 
sent you this letter the day after 1 had received yours—about a 
fortnight ago, that is. 

Write soon and tell me whether you approve of the statement. 

Your 
K. M. 

I think it would be superfluous to add any special notes to the 
statement. 

PS. 

You mustn’t forget, either, to tell the Bremen editors, i.e. the 
editors of the Weser-Zeitung, to make sure they observe the right 
sequence, putting Schramm’s* statement after, and not before ours. 
Apropos! If you have really not received the 2 letters, write to me 
in English, after you yourself have made inquiries in Manchester, 
telling me how I should write to the Post-Master General. In my 
letter of a fortnight ago I apprised you of a new viewpoint about 
land rent“ on which I must have your opinion. 

Your 
K. M. 

{From Wilhelm Pieper] 

Dear Engels, I must inform you in haste that Marx is highly indignant at your 
complete silence on the subject of his new theory of Jand rent about which he 
recently wrote to you. Marx leads a very retired life, his only friends being John 

@ See this volume, pp. 561-62. - » ibid., pp. 262-63. - © Conrad Schramm - 4 See 
this volume, pp. 258-63.