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Title: Engels to Thomas Cook & Son, [Eastbourne, about 6 March 1893]
Description: Draft of Engels's reply to the travel agency Thomas Cook & Son, which had asked him for a reference on Dr Ludwig Freyberger: a young physician of the University of Vienna, warmly recommended by a member of the Austrian Parliament.
Author: Friedrich Engels
Date: 1893-03-06
URL: https://marxismo.school/archivo/marx-engels/cartas/originales/1893-03-06%20Engels%20to%20Thomas%20Cook%20%26%20Son
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*Draft of a letter from Friedrich Engels to Thomas Cook & Son in London, [Eastbourne, about 6 March 1893]; the draft is undated: place and date are those of the editors of the MEW (vol. 39, p. 43). Written by Engels on the back of the firm's letter of 3 March 1893, to which it replies. Manuscript preserved at the IISG (Karl Marx / Friedrich Engels Papers, inv. K 336), 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~~; [?] after an uncertain reading. [Traducción al español](https://marxismo.school/archivo/marx-engels/cartas/1893-03-06%20Engels%20a%20Thomas%20Cook%20%26%20Son)*

Dr Sir

Your letter of the 3d. has been forwarded to me here.

The gentleman in question is a young physician ~~of~~[?] & member of the University of Vienna, Austria, where he graduated & practised with distinction; He has[?] been highly recommended to me by a prominent member of the Austrian Parliament & I have no doubt ~~that~~ you will find him a very desirable customer.