London, 20 July 1889 

My dear friend Martignetti, 

All I can say in reply to your letter of the 14th inst. is that my funds 
are only limited and, furthermore, that there are calls on them from a 
great many quarters. Hence, if your Buenos Aires plan goes ahead, I 
cannot possibly assume the responsibility of guaranteeing your liveli- 
hood until such time as you are able to lay the foundations of a new 
livelihood yourself. I will tell you quite candidly what more I can do. I 
can place another five pounds sterling at your disposal and, should 
something very important be at stake, shall try and send you another 
five, ie. ten pounds in all. That, however, would in fact exhaust my 
funds for a long time to come and render it impossible for me to do 
anything further for you. 

I hope you will be justly treated by the court of appeal and remain 

Yours very sincerely, 
F. Engels