[Manchester, 20 or 21 July 1859] 

Dear Moor, 

Herewith the article.” If it’s too long cut it short somewhere and 
return me the manuscript of the unprinted portion so that I know 
where to start again. 

Also a Post Office order made out to you, this being the three 
pounds for the Volk. 

The little man‘ pushes off tomorrow. He has bought the entire 
Free Press for 1859 as I have, ditto 1858. However much the 
Piccolo may chew away at it he won’t digest a great deal. J asked 
him whether any money could be raised for the Volkchen in 
Glasgow; he thought not. I did this deliberately en passant. 
However, if you think it would serve some purpose I shall write to 
him; since he has just been partially restored to grace, it may 

4 Engels did write a review: ‘Karl Marx. A Contribution to the Critique of Political 
Economy’. - > F. Engels, “The Italian War. Retrospect’. - © Ernst Dronke 

perhaps bear fruit and he can fork out at least a few pounds 
himself. But I wouldn’t care to do this without consulting you, for 
there’s no knowing what boasts the little fellow might not 
subsequently make with a letter like that in his pocket. This apart, 
pere Freiligrath, too, ought to fork out a £5 note. If the louts can 
pay, so can he, and after all if our party has to support the paper 
out of its own money for the present, the fat philistine must also 
do his bit. 
Many regards to the Famizy. 

Your 
FF. E.