SI Bredin Exp. — Society Ids. 
AIR ma February 27, 19 $7 
Br. Jack Randall 
lacht "SAMI" 
Papeete, Tahiti 
Bear Dr. Randalls 
Do set ay mind at ease— I am afraid you are out at sea again, 
and I did want to hare a definite acceptance of the captaincy of 
the *MA$EVk* for our cruise, upon which I wanted to write you sore 
about the alcohol and also stores for the trip, 
Gan we buy what we need la Papeete, or should we bring several 
cases of this or that with us? Chuck Cu trees seem to be particularly 
concerned about milk and fruit juices. These things and others can 
be bought in Sari Francisco and Honolulu if we know in time, but ray 
feeling is you are living on something and so are the rest of the 
inhabitants of at least Tahiti , and there are plenty of whites among 
them. 
What I am most concerned about is alcohol. That too we can buy 
as you have bem buying, but what of quantity? I wrote Mr. Ires, send- 
ing you a carbon, but 1 have not heard from either of you regarding 
it* Tahiti 'is & long way off, and could that letter have missed out? 
Can you get an answer back before we leave here on March 16-17 
for San Francisco? If necessary, cable us collect (or prepaid) and 
I shall reimburse you when I see you. 
And Mrs. Randall and the matter of cooking? As I said before, 
I do not want to tempt her to do what she thinks is the wrong thing , 
but we would be most acceptable, and, of course , in that circum- 
stance, you would both share the two-berth cabin. I would assume 
you realized that and that that would require no mention on ray part. 
if for some reason you should not be free to skipper the w MARE7A !t 
1 should know at once, wireless or cable. Although Mr, McConnaughey 
is most happy to entrust the n MAEEVA tt to you, he did suggest an aiterna 
tive, a Captain Carlson, a former port captain. He did not say where 
he was located , Papeete or elsewhere , but he did say he wanted to 
know as soon as possible about the need for him. 
Well, here’s hoping all is well with you and yours, that the 
alcohol will be available, n stores“ and fruit juices, and milk for 
Cutress, and that Mrs. Randall will not be making a move that she 
