Paris
Rizal sends a corrected article by Blumentritt –Has been busy accompanying Llorente – He regrets typographical errors in La Solidaridad – He shall send pictures – Send a copy of Soberania to T. H. Pardo de Tavera – Paterno organizing Circulo Hispano-Filipino de Madrid – It is a good idea to live together as a republic without any other law except that of strict equality and justice. – He wants the printing of Blumentritt’s defense of Noli to be hastened.
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Paris, 18 June 1889
[Mr. Marcelo H. del Pilar]
DEAR PLARIDEL,
Enclosed I send you the manuscript of our friend Blumentritt. I have corrected it, but if you find that it still needs correction, correct it. I wish it to be published in the issue for the 30 of this month.
I have been very busy; Llorente has been here and I have been accompanying him everywhere. Hence I have not had time to write you.
I have received La Solidaridad; I like it every time more and more and I congratulate its managers. It is a pity that big typographical error slip, like Orillas del Pais for Orillas del Pasig, and others.
I have had my picture taken and within one week you will have a deluge of my photographs.
P. Roxas will not pass through here, but is going directly to Spain.
Through Torres I am going to send you a little money, the product of subscriptions and sale of your books. Send me or send P. de Tavera a copy of your Soberania monacal.
Copies of La Solidaridad No. 8 are lacking. Among the four your sent me one was badly printed. I distributed them.
How is my Blumentritt publication?
By the next mail, when I send you my photos, I shall write you longer.
Paterno is opening the Circulo Hispano-Filipino de Madrid. Llorente has plans. It seems to me a good idea to live as a republic as you do. We did the same thing. We had no other law but strict equality and justice. Pardo promises scientific articles, but is still busy with the installation of the Exposition.
Tell Naning to hasten the publication of Defensa del Noli.
Yours,
RIZAL
02-409 [Blumentritt V.1]