Record of Engels' Residence Permit for the Canton of Berne and His Departure for Germany

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Author(s) Friedrich Engels
Written 18 January 1849


First published in Russian in the magazine Voprosy Istorii No. 11, 1970
Printed according to the manuscript
Published in English for the first time in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 8
Collection(s): Voprosy Istorii
Keywords : Emigration, Switzerland
Alien's surname and Christian name Engels, Friedrich
Place of birth or home Barmen (Prussia)
Profession Writer
Wife and children
Nature of deposit Passport issued by the Government of France dated March 30, 1848, for one year[1]
Place of residence for which permit is issued:

Community

District

Berne
Berne
Residence permit:

Date

Valid until

December 23, 1848
December 31, 1849
Fee 40 guldens
Remarks Based on the decision of the Regierungsrat of December 9, 1848. This permit was issued moreover with the proviso that the applicant would conduct himself in a peaceable and absolutely irreproachable manner. Left for Germany. Documents extracted January 18, 1849.[2]
  1. ↑ The passport which Engels produced to obtain a residence permit for the canton of Berne was issued by the Government of the French Republic on March 30, 1848. At that time Marx and Engels were preparing to go to Germany, intending to take a direct part in the German revolution. On April 6 they left Paris for their native country.
  2. ↑ The last two sentences are in a different handwriting.—Ed.
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