COMDR. 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, 
20th Fehruar3'-, 19 
CABLE ADDRESS 
TRAVEL— ANTIGUA 
Dr. Waldo Schmitt 
The Smithsonian Institution 
United States National Muse\mi 
Washington 25 
D. 0. 
Dear Dr, Sclmnltt, 
Many thaiilcs for 3''our interesting letter. It is Yerj 
kind of you to go to the trouble of looking for an aerator 
forme, and I certainly appreciate it. 
The current in my house is 110 volt AC, but it cOmes 
from my ovn generator, and is on only from dusk till bed- 
time, being direct drive. That maJces things rather dif- 
ficult, ^’fnat I lad in mind uas an aerator that vrorks 
off a dry cell. Unless there is such a device on the mar- 
ket , 
please do not worry any more about it 
Your next question is about alchohol, I am delighted 
to be able to tell you that 97.24^ (by weight) alchohol 
is available on the Island, and it would be possible to 
obtain about 70 gallons. The cost is fl,47 US per gallon, 
I do not know how this comoares with the.U. S. orices. 
This price is tax free - I spoke to the Customs Officials 
and the3r promised to let us ha,ve it duty free since it is 
going av/ay on a ship, I will order 65 gallons for 3'ou 
unless you let me know otherwise, and will pay a deposit 
on the containers as well, which is refundable \-/hen the3’' 
are returned, I can have this on board the FREELANCE vrhen 
3/0U join her in St, Thomas, as she has plenty of storage 
space, and will be in Antigua two weeks before your cruise. 
We iiave v?ritten to the 1329 House in St. Thomas, re- 
questing reservations for a part3'' of five or six for the 
two nights of March 22nd and 23rd, If you can let us knov; 
as soon as 3’'ou know exactly how many will be sta3'^lng 
there for each of the two nights, it would be a help to 
them to knov/, I hope to have confirnation on this by my 
next letter. 
be : 
I thinic the address for Finla3'' and impedimenta should 
c/o Smithsonian Bredin Expedition, Yacht FREhL/u'CS, 
Yacht Haven, St. 
Thomas, 
U.S.y.I. (due 22nd - 24th March). 
ItLCMKIi; 
I am glad you are bringing the 12 V sealed beam 
light, I v;ould like to tr3^ lowering it to the greatest 
possible depth v;ith a hcop net attached underneath, leaving 
