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Title: Engels to Harry Quelch, [London,] 2 April 1895
Description: Draft of Engels's reply: no interview for Justice, but willing to discuss the movement privately.
Author: Friedrich Engels
Date: 1895-04-02
URL: https://marxismo.school/archivo/marx-engels/cartas/originales/1895-04-02%20Engels%20to%20Harry%20Quelch
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*Draft letter of Friedrich Engels to Harry Quelch, in London, [London,] 2 April 1895, written below Quelch's letter of 1 April 1895 on the letter paper of Justice. Manuscript preserved at the IISG (Karl Marx / Friedrich Engels Papers, inv. K 1384), transcribed from the digital facsimile by the Escuela de marxismo, 2026 (double reading and collation with the image). Diplomatic transcription: spelling, capitals, abbreviations and punctuation as in the manuscript; underlining rendered as italics; deletions as ~~text~~ where legible, otherwise ~~[ilegible]~~; interlinear and marginal additions inserted where marked, with a note; [?] after an uncertain reading. [Traducción al español](https://marxismo.school/archivo/marx-engels/cartas/1895-04-02%20Engels%20a%20Harry%20Quelch)*

Dr Comr 2/4/95

I have been compelled to decline, at least for this year, all demands ~~[ilegible] [ilegible]~~ for contributions to extra numbers of periodicals both for 18. March & 1t May, and am therefore unable to make an exception ~~in favour of~~ in the shape of an „interview" for "Justice". ~~[ilegible]~~ This, however, does not mean that I should not be quite willing, if you should wish it, to discuss with you *privately* & in a friendly way the progress & present position of the movement, in ~~[ilegible]~~ England & out of England, ~~[ilegible] it may [ilegible]~~

If this should meet your views & you will be good enough to[^1] propose a day & hour that you could call, I will try to arrange to be at home.

Yours faithy

[^1]: «be good enough to» written above the line or in the margin.