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le Society Islands expedition •accept fcr gstiisg- 
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Hth regard to captain and. cook, we hope we way call upon 
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.fL-cr 4 ft the sftft.liag ahcresr of "four friends* the .leilcras, m 
fact* I do act have their names or initials. I can also write 
to Jack Randall. Be ma tioned the Kellums to me? tells m® they 
are wonderful people ft iso. 
2 want vj thank you egslis for waking feha available 
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of invertebrate sarin# life from islands which w© might otber- 
er see • and fro® which the Rational Museum has nothing 
in its collections. 
I regret that we cannot get off earlier or stay longer 
than too period to which we are restricted by the steamer 
sailings * April h to May 18. fou do not need to ask if we are 
' l rarin® to go# 
Thank ybu sgai n for everything .tad the EmiH in particular , 
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