Letter to Theodor Schuster, May 13, 1850

Author(s) Friedrich Engels
Written 13 May 1850


First published: in Die Gesellschaft, Jg. VII, Bd. 2, Berlin, 1930
Published in English for the first time in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 38, p. 236
Collection(s): Die Gesellschaft

London, 13 May 1850

Mr Th. Schuster in Frankfurt a. M.

Through Mr Weydemeyer of that city we have received for the account of the Refugee Committee there[1] £10. 0 s. 0 d. n/c[2] on Mr Stiebel here, of receipt and due entry of which we herewith gratefully advise you.

Should it be possible to send us further donations from there or the vicinity for the refugees here, we should be most grateful to you. The number of refugees grows daily, and the above £10 is barely sufficient to meet the most pressing day-to-day requirements for a week. Funds are beginning to come in less plentifully, while on the other hand the refugees now in need of assistance almost exclusively belong to occupations offering little if any prospect of employment here.

Greeting and Fraternity

The Social-Democratic Refugee Committee

F[oreign] D[epartment]

F. Engels

Secretary


It is requested that all donations be sent through Mr Weydemeyer to Mr Marx or Mr C. Pfänder, 21 King Street, Soho Square, London.

  1. ↑ The Refugee Committee in Frankfurt am Main was founded by the Frankfurt Workers' Association at the end of 1849. At its meeting on 28 September 1849, presided by Joseph Weydemeyer, the Association decided to make weekly allocations to refugees.
  2. ↑ not specified