Draft of a letter from Friedrich Engels to Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe in London, [London], 28 May [1892]; place and year are added by the editors of the MEW (vol. 38, p. 353). Written by Engels on a separate sheet kept with Roscoe's note of 27 May 1892, to which it replies. Manuscript preserved at the IISG (Karl Marx / Friedrich Engels Papers, inv. K 1401), 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 ([ilegible] when they cannot be read); interlinear additions are inserted where they belong; [?] after an uncertain reading. Traducción al español
May 28th.
Dear Sir Henry
Many thanks for your note of yesterday. Gumpert had indeed given me a full report of the consultation with Dreschfeld, whom he had already 3 or 4 weeks ago he had proposed to Schorlemmer to call in, but Sch. [ilegible] would not hear of it. The result of the After the complete agreement of both doctors, as to[?] I am afraid there is As both medical men agree perfectly in their diagnosis, I am afraid there is but little hope left to us.
I have my friend Bebel of the German Reichstag here staying with me until middle of next week, & intend going running over to Manchester about Thursday unless called before by Gumpert.
If I do not reciprocate the style of address employed in your note, it is simply because that note is in the handwriting of a third party, & therefore an unintentional mistake [ilegible] not quite excluded
Yours truly