Draft of a letter from Friedrich Engels to the firm of Miller & Richard, type founders, in London, [London, 9 September 1871]; the date is that of the letter he was answering and the one given by the editors of the MEW (vol. 33, p. 279). Engels wrote the draft at the foot of that letter. Manuscript preserved at the IISG (Karl Marx / Friedrich Engels Papers, inv. K 1311), transcribed from the digital facsimile by the Escuela de marxismo, 2026 (double reading and collation with the image). Written in English. Diplomatic transcription: spelling, capitals and punctuation as in the manuscript; deletions as text; interlinear additions inserted where marked, with a note; [?] after an uncertain reading. Traducción al español

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In reply to &c I beg to say that I consider Mr McD well qualified, both believe Mr McD to be well qualified both as to character; intelligence talent,1 & political2 position, for the undertaking he has in view. As a representative Irishman, he will be in a position able,3 as far as I can judge, to command extensive considerable4 support in more than one way [ilegible] of among5 his countrymen among them he has very extensive connections among them;6 and personally, I believe him to be strictly honorable.

Requesting you to make use of the above in strict confidence & without any guarantee, I am &c

  1. «talent» written above the line. ↩

  2. «political» written above the line. ↩

  3. «able» written above the line. ↩

  4. «considerable» written above the line. ↩

  5. «among» was struck through and then restored with dots beneath it; the words written above it are deleted and partly illegible. ↩

  6. «among them» written above the line. ↩