Friedrich Engels to James Knowles in London, [London,] 20 April 1883; draft. Manuscript preserved at the IISG (Karl Marx / Friedrich Engels Papers, inv. K 786-787), 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 where legible, otherwise [ilegible]; interlinear additions inserted where marked, with a note; [?] after an uncertain reading; [ilegible] for an illegible word. Traducción al español

Dr Sir 20/4/83.

If we do find the Ms in question I shall be glad to give you the refusal of it, on two conditions self-understood1 in themselves but think I may as well mention 1/ that in case of refusal you do not communicate it to anybody else, & 2/ that in case you print it, it appears as a separate article out of all connection with any other.

Yours faithfully

F. E.

Allow me to say that I am no „Dr" but a retired Cotton-Spinner.

  1. «conditions» and «self-understood» are encircled and marked for transposition (“on two self-understood conditions”). ↩