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                <title><idno>391</idno>Thomas Allsop an Karl Marx in London. Ramsgate, Freitag, 11.
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                        <p>Soweit aus der Fotokopie zu ersehen ist, besteht der Brief aus einem
                            Bogen bläulichem Papier. Allsop hat eine Seite vollständig beschrieben,
                            die übrigen drei Seiten sind leer. Schreibmaterial: schwarze Tinte.</p>
                        <p>Von unbekannter Hand: Archivnummerierung oben links auf der ersten Seite
                            mit Bleistift: „2–4“.</p>
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                <opener><dateline sameAs="MBDatumszeile"><pb/> Pegwell Bay<lb/>Ramsgate<lb/>11 Aug 1871</dateline><salute sameAs="MBAnrede">My dear
                    Friend,</salute></opener>
                <p rend="MBTextOhneEinzug" style="text-align: justify; ">I regret to hear that the
                    funds are deficient and shall do my possible—that I regret is very little—.</p>
                <p rend="MBTextMitEinzug" style="text-align: justify; ">I will also try one or two
                    of my friends—Those whom I know are the rich who are consciously or
                    unconsciously oppressors—look upon their wealth—law made—as a possession not to
                    be questioned, or the poor who have little else but sympathies to give.</p>
                <p rend="MBTextMitEinzug" style="text-align: justify; ">The harsher the repression
                    the better. It will teach the men who make revolutions to discard rose water;
                    not to throw away
                    magnanimity
                    on the priests and Bourgeoisie who never practice it &amp; hold in slight
                    estimation those who do.</p>
                <p rend="MBTextMitEinzug" style="text-align: justify; ">I will try to attend on
                    Tuesday evening but am at present ill from the heat</p>
                <closer sameAs="MBUnterschrift"><signed>Yours fraternally<lb/>T Allsop</signed> </closer>
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