(Draft) 
July 6, 1956 
Collector of Customs 
Port of New York 
New York, N. Y. 
Dear Sirs 
On May 2nd I returned to New York from which I departed on 
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a Best Indian cruise on March 2nd, 1956, bringing with me three 
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bottles of liquor, «eve4-of wine, and nine of rum, with some other 
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personal trinkets totalling a little over $100 in value. Five of 
the bottles of rum were brought in by me for a friend who flew 
back from St. Croix, Dr. Albert C. Smith. He included the'*' on his 
Customs declaration, which baggage and entry had the No. 1U1U280 
and entered above this number in long-hand N-21737 • This paper was 
awaiting me at the Long Island dock where the Alcoa Runner, on which 
I returned, expected to discharge her passengers and cargo, but it so 
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happened that the dock was occupied and we were put ashore at Bay 
Ridge, Long Island, where one of your officers came aboard kh* to 
check our belongings. The receipt I have from him carries the 
Customs declaration No. Ii28011 signed by A. H. Hanson and covered 
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all the liquor I had with me, including the five bottles that Dr. 
Smith had previously declared. I had nothing at the time to prove 
my contention that this was being brought in for another man 
and consequently paid the liquor tax insisted upon sH amounting to 
$15.6U. 
Under the circumstances , I believe I am entitled to a refund of 
the tax charge for five of the bottles of rum, namely, those belong- 
ing to Dr. Smith. I hope you can check on this matter without too 
great difficulty. If you need the copy of Dr. Smith's declaration, I 
send it on to you as well as a rough draft of the one that I prepared 
Sincerely 
can 
