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               <idno>215</idno>Benjamin St. John Baptist Joule an Friedrich
                                        Engels in Manchester. Manchester, Montag, 11. Februar
                                        1867</title>
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                  <institution>IISG</institution>
                  <collection>Marx-Engels-Nachlass</collection>
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                     <idno type="shelfmark">L 5507/L VIII 154
                                                  Fotosign. 14809a-b</idno>
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                  <p>Der Brief besteht aus einem Bogen festem, weißem
                                                  Papier im Format 230 × 181 mm. Wasserzeichen: „A
                                                  Pirie &amp; Sons 1866“. Prägung: „Palatine Hotel
                                                  Manchester“. Die ersten drei Seiten hat Joule
                                                  vollständig beschrieben, die vierte ist leer.
                                                  Schreibmaterial: schwarze Tinte.</p>
                  <p>Archivsignatur des SPD-Archivs auf der ersten
                                                  Seite: „II 21 C 15“.</p>
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                     <bibl>RGASPI f. 1 op. 3 d. 45</bibl>
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                                                (1817-ca. 1895)</persName>
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               <term key="M0002313">Exilantenleben in London u.
                                                Manchester (Schiller-Anstalt,
                                                Arbeiter-Bildungsverein, Albert-Club,
                                                Versammlungsabende u. ä.)</term>
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                  <pb/> Febry 11<hi rendition="#sup">th</hi> /
                                                67</dateline>
               <salute>Dear Sir</salute>
            </opener>
            <p>On certain terms <ref xml:id="fb4b3712-4990-4f20-8b37-124990df20f1" corresp="#b467c73f-fdcd-4c32-a7c7-3ffdcdfc32bc" type="editorialNote">I should desire to
                                                  keep the Books of the Manchester Subscription
                                                  Library together</ref><note xml:id="b467c73f-fdcd-4c32-a7c7-3ffdcdfc32bc" corresp="#fb4b3712-4990-4f20-8b37-124990df20f1" type="editorial">Zur
                                                  Manchester Subscription Library siehe <ref target="https://megadigital.bbaw.de/M0000218">Erl. zu S. Nördlinger an Engels,
                                                  26.1.1867</ref>.</note>—If,
                                        for instance, I could retain my right to use them <hi rendition="#u">in comfort</hi> I should like it. But
                                        then your proposal is very badly placed before <pb/> me
                                        &amp; I presume before others also. I don’t know whether the
                                                <ref xml:id="b1fba079-ee7b-4bac-bba0-79ee7b8bac09" corresp="#d4c86f11-87dc-4ea6-886f-1187dc4ea683" type="editorialNote">
                     <orgName ref="https://megadigital.bbaw.de/M0004736 https://d-nb.info/gnd/1034054384">Schiller-Anstalt</orgName>
                  </ref><note xml:id="d4c86f11-87dc-4ea6-886f-1187dc4ea683" corresp="#b1fba079-ee7b-4bac-bba0-79ee7b8bac09" type="editorial">Zur
                                                  <orgName ref="https://megadigital.bbaw.de/M0004736 https://d-nb.info/gnd/1034054384">Schiller-Anstalt</orgName> siehe <ref target="https://megadigital.bbaw.de/M0000023">Erl. zu S. Nördlinger Engels,
                                                  26.1.1866</ref>.</note>
                                        takes in either papers or Magazines—I don’t know if it has a
                                        desirable reading room or whether its members take the Books
                                        to their Homes. All these things should have been explained
                                        &amp; I should still be glad <pb/> to learn something about
                                        them. It sounds rather
                                        discouraging
                                        to hear that there exists the need for a new Building.
                                        Should you think it worth your while to see me I shall be
                                        happy to consider the matter further.</p>
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               <signed>Yours faithfully <lb/>John B<unclear reason="illegible" cert="low">erry</unclear> Joule<lb/>Hon Sec<lb/>Manchester Schiller-Anstalt.</signed>
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