My dear Doctor Marx,

I enclose you a strange utterance by a German of the ancient Faith.

It is an additional proof how men’s convictions are savaged by their interests.

I have found in your excellent Daughter a delightful coadjutor; she makes my work a pleasure.

I have learnt anew that in this work of helping our fellow sufferers, personal application is essential. More may be obtained by ten personal applications than by a Hundred circulars.

I shall be at your meeting on Tuesday and, if possible, will see you previously as I am very anxious that with a long pull, a strong pull and a pull all together during the next two weeks we may yet succeed.

I have a friend in the North who has sent out many circulars to wealthy men and women but as the replies, if any, will be sent Mr Stepney Dr Langby or Mr Jung, I shall not know with what result.

I am promised a list of a few wealthy parties but have not received it.

I hope that you husband your time and strength, and that one of the results of some enforced leisure will be an abstract or epitome of the valuable work on Labor for few men really understand the relations of Capital to Labor, the professors of the Dismal Science have so confused men’s minds that it is believed by many that labor is the result of capital—Of this and more when I next see you at Hampstead.

If I get any more money I will bring it on Tuesday.

If Mr Jung or still better if Mr Stepney Dr Langby would address Lady Burdett-Coutts they would have a reply &—probably—a remittance.

With every kind wish.Ever fraternallyT. Allsop28 December 1871