COWDR. V. E. B. NICHOLSON, O.B.E., R.N. 
D. V. NICHOLSON 
R. A. NICHOLSON 
V. E. B. NICHOLSON & SONS 
TRAVEL SERVICE 
YACHT CHARTER SPECIALISTS 
P. O. BOX 103 
St. John's 
Antigua, B.W.J. 
CABLE ADDRESS 
» -i « St 
Dr. Waldo Sclimitt 
The S-nltbsonla,n Institution 
United States Uatioiml Museum 
Washington 25 
D, G. 
Dear Dr, Sclimitt, 
Meny thanl^s for yout letter of the 25th of February, 
I 8in gla,d you would like me to get you the alcohol. I will 
bring the equivalent of 65 Imperial Gallons. You may pe,y 
the firm vfien you arrive in ibitigua, Vfe will have the bill 
out to our naiTie. 
We cauinot get the reservations at the lo29 House for 
you, but we have written to a, travel agent friend in St, 
Thomas who v/ill hunt out the best s.nd most suitable lodgi 
for your party. Leave this up to us. 
That is fine about Mr. Finley being able to bring his 
gear on the pla,ne with him. It will be much easier in the 
end. My mother is so looking forxrard to meeting him and 
shovring him her collection of molluscs. 
I am sorr 3 '' Mr, Halstes-d vrill not be able to come. It 
reall 3 r vrould be something to ha,ve the poison question 
Kenneth Potter took that Couvalli vre caught on our way ba,ck 
from Barbuda home, and it raa,de liis wife ill. Of course, there 
hg.ve been other cases since you were here and on one of our 
3 '’achts. too. Furthermore, even if one part of a fish is 
settled. 
poisonous, it does not necessarily mean that the other part 
is as well. That's wlnr the locals think the loarasite is to 
blame. It seems to me that the contents of the cat's stom- 
ach should be kept for analysis, as that might give a clue, 
I will not be able to brinm: cjnir 3 'oung cats on tl-e ch^ar- 
tor ut:) to St. Tliom-as, but I should thirLk we could ret hold 
of some there. I feel sure could get food for them there 
3 ,s v.'Oll, or we can give them sardines, vfiich are ver 3 ^ cheap, 
I am fl 3 ring to St. Thomas on ■■Ionda 3 r the 24th of Ilai’ch, and 
the present skipper returniii"’ the da\7 after, so he v;lll be 
r ; 1 c b a:iib 0 o p o 1 e s 
-•ope IS lor P.p 
lands on his way xv). 
will be difficult to ret 
-t"'- 
r.ii'ht. ho’.rover, find 
Our 
IRETLAhCS rfripper to try at oifferont 
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