Engels's mother wrote in a letter to him of her concerns, commenting that he had "really gone too far" and "begged" him "to proceed no further".Elisabeth Engels's letter contained at No. 6 of the Appendix, Collected Works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels: Volume 38 (International Publishers: New York, 1982) pp. 540–541. She further stated:You have paid more heed to other people, to strangers, and have taken no account of your mother's pleas. God alone knows what I have felt and suffered of late. I was trembling when I picked up the newspaper and saw therein that a warrant was out for my son's arrest.
engels's mother wrote in a letter to him of her concerns commenting that he had "really gone too far" and "begged" him "to proceed no further"elisabeth engels's letter contained at no 6 of the appendix collected works of karl marx and friedrich engels volume 38 (international publishers new york 1982) pp 540–541 she further statedyou have paid more heed to other people to strangers and have taken no account of your mother's pleas god alone knows what i have felt and suffered of late i was trembling when i picked up the newspaper and saw therein that a warrant was out for my son's arrest