Letter to Ferdinand Freiligrath, not later than February 25, 1857

Author(s) Friedrich Engels
Written 25 February 1857


First published in: M. Häckel, Freiligraths Briefwechsel mit Marx und Engels, Teil I, Berlin, 1968
Published in English for the first time in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 40


TO FERDINAND FREILIGRATH IN LONDON

[Manchester, not later than 25 February 1857]

...The only literary piece of Weerth's that has arrived here so far is a humoristic history of trade (a fragment from the Brussels-Bradford period, 1845-47),[1] but Steinthal is expecting a further packing case of papers. I shall most willingly do all I can to get the things, but it is important that Weerth's brother[2] should write a letter for me, so that I shall have some kind of authorisation. There should hardly be much difficulty; Steinthal is perfectly willing to help. But as regards details probably more than one point of disagreement will crop up.

The diaries, as far as my knowledge of them from Weerth's last stay here goes, contain only matter-of-fact notes.

Meanwhile, as I have already said, as soon as I am authorised to collect the things, I shall certainly make sure that I get everything....

  1. ↑ G. Weerth, 'Humoristische Skizzen aus dem deutschen Handelsleben', Kölnische Zeitung, No. 318, 14 November 1847; No. 337, 3 December 1847; No. 348, 14 December 1847; No. 33, 2 February 1848 (the middle part is extant in manuscript, the ending was published in the Neue Rheinische Zeitung, Nos. 1-4, 1-4 June 1848; No. 16, 16 June 1848; No. 18, 18 June 1848; No. 28, 28 June 1848; No. 36, 6 July 1848).
  2. ↑ Karl Weerth