Boston, 31 August 1888 

Dear Liebknecht, 

A moment ago, at 9.30 a.m., that is, we saw in the Boston Herald that 
you had been elected in Berlin with an absolute majority of more than 
10,000 votes*? and we—myself, Schorlemmer and both the Avelings— 
send you our heartiest congratulations. 

4 Boston Herald —» Katharina Sorge 

We spent a week in New York resp. Hoboken (with Sorge) and have 
been here since Monday.* Tomorrow we go to Niagara and if possible 
from there to Chicago, otherwise to the Oil Regions, and then, after 
Toronto, Montreal, Lake Champlain, the Adirondacks and Albandy, 
down the Hudson back to New York, whence we sail for Liverpool by 
the City of New York on 18/19 September. Very nice trip, have learned 
a great deal and have been sweating good and proper at last—something 
that never happened to us back home this summer. Regards to your 
wife,’ Bebel and Singer. 

Your 
FE.