EMBASSY OF THE 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
Lima, December 2, 1S27. 
Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt, 
Curator of Marine Invertebrates, 
Smithsonian Institution, 
U. S. Dationa.l Museum, 
’Washington, D. C. 
Dear Doctor: 
Your letter v^ritten the same date that I sailed 
from Kew York has arrived end I was delighted to hear 
from you. Am sorry not to have seen you in Washington. 
I wa.s very much on the move while there and generally 
in a state of stress from interruptions and engagements. 
Most of the time I stopped at my own house at 1750 
N Street and am sorry I w'as not there \men you called. 
I was at the Mayflower Hotel for a couple of deyr's just 
before le saving. 'When I get back to Washington, I hope 
to have an opportunity of having a visit with you and seeing 
your pictures and museura collections. 
I noticed the letter from Mr. Barreda in regard to 
my talk at the University Club. I spoke in English and 
did not use any w'ord with reference to Peruvian deportees 
capable of the translation in Spanish vmich I saw^ Of 
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