<idno>491</idno>John Roche Dakyns an Friedrich Engels in London. Buckden, Samstag, 9. September 1871 Lindenberg Thomas Bearbeitung Lura Caroline Bearbeitung

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Soweit aus der Fotokopie zu ersehen ist, besteht der Brief aus einem Bogen weißem Papier. Wasserzeichen: „DLR&Co“. Dakyns hat zwei Seiten vollständig beschrieben, die übrigen zwei Seiten sind leer. Schreibmaterial: schwarze Tinte.

Archivsignatur des Moskauer Marx-Engels-Instituts (IMĖ) auf den beschriebenen Seiten mit Bleistift: „Rj 85a–b“.

 letter John Roche Dakyns Buckden Friedrich Engels London
Buckden.Sept. 9thMy dear Engels

This is not the letter I said I would write, but a mere note to ask if a statement in L’Avenir Liberal of the “death of Karl Marx«On annonce ce matin la mort...» In: L'Avenir libéral. Paris. Nr. 376, 5. September 1871., chief of the International” is true. I sincerely hope not: please write, if only a postcard, to say whether it is true or not: address

Raydole HouseBainbridgeBedale

whither we go as soon as it gives over raining: we, because my brother George & S. Moore are here: Samuel has just arrived by the mail, wet & hungry, having had for breakfast a glass of milk & a bit of bread & butter: however we’ll soon feed him up. We are going to stay at a jolly farm house near Seammer waterSemerwater, Bainbridge (Yorkshire Dales)., a real lake in an ice scooped rook basin.

The folk about here are quite Scandinavians: they say net for a carcase and fealing for hiding a thing, felt = hidden: while to labe = to seek: as in Danish fiele = to hide & lebe = to seek.

Moore is now feeding & hopes you’ll send any news you have about the Communists or International, as we shall have little but rocks & water to amuse or interest us in Raydole.

My regards to Mrs Engels & Pumps.Your J. R. Dakyns.