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Title: Engels to Jakins, [London, 23 September 1890]
Description: Draft of Engels's conditions for renewing the lease of his house in Regent's Park Road for three years: a new kitchen range and a hot and cold water bath.
Author: Friedrich Engels
Date: 1890-09-23
URL: https://marxismo.school/archivo/marx-engels/cartas/originales/1890-09-23%20Engels%20to%20Jakins
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*Letter from Friedrich Engels to Jakins, London, [London, 23 September 1890]; undated and unsigned draft; the date is that of the editors of the MEW (vol. 37, p. 467), confirmed by the letter of the same day to Strutt & Parker. Manuscript preserved at the IISG (Karl Marx / Friedrich Engels Papers, inv. K 1664-1665), 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; underlining rendered as italics; deletions as ~~text~~ (~~[ilegible]~~ where they cannot be read); interlinear and marginal additions inserted where marked; [?] after an uncertain reading. [Traducción al español](https://marxismo.school/archivo/marx-engels/cartas/1890-09-23%20Engels%20a%20Jakins)*

In pursuance of the conversation I had with you, I now beg to say that I am willing to take the house 122 Regents Park Road on a three years agreement (similar to the one I previously had with the late Marquis de Rothwell) & at the rent of £ 60.– a year on the condition that the landlord does for me what he would be required to do for a new tenant.

Besides ~~the [ilegible]~~ ~~such[?]~~ smaller repairs, such as papering &c, ~~those~~ which might be necessary ~~to put the house into proper order~~ ~~& papering[?]~~, there are ~~[ilegible] be~~ two points ~~upon which I should have to insist~~ ~~viz~~ which ~~I consider~~ in my opinion come under that class, viz

1/ a new & efficient kitchen range to replace the present one which is 20 years old & quite worn out;

~~2/ the replacing of the present [ilegible] bath by a proper~~ ~~bath [ilegible] [ilegible] appliances for hot & cold water~~ 2/ efficient arrangements for a hot & cold water bath, ~~in place of the present~~ ~~b[?]~~ the present bath having only cold water to turn on.

~~I do not think~~ I hope these demands will not be found unreasonable & remain Dr Sir &c