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Dear 
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Fiirt’rerlnp our discussions aboard "LoVo;^ac;eur“ I wish to 
ca.3?' that I haS/o receivod a letter ron Beo oncl ' .Icholson 
otatXna that a Dr. Schmitt has asked, uhethor he may havo 
the refusal of the ^Cariboo*' for a five or sl:c uoeh period 
beylnnln''' about o.nd of i"arcl'i a.nd ruiinlr'"' Into oarly Majr, 
I want you. to Jmow that .1 an both ar%loua to sccuro this 
c’:artor and 'fillin''" to cooperate to any reasonab3.e er-rtont 
and therefore aarec t':- hold “C^ribee'' oocn for you for a. 
certain oerlod of tire. However I belelve I explo3,necl '-’y 
position durin.f" our talk and therefore I leave it to your 
dloorction or that of Dr. Sclvsltt to doclde and advise ae as 
to' how long you would reouent tho vessel to be held open 
prior to slrnin,''’’ a contract. 
"Garlbee" Is now nea,rlnm ccmplotion of the interior renovations 
and t-r© are aloout to beeln or the outside of t/'.'© vessel. "Caribee** 
when conplated ifl'"’! be ^vorv bit as (attractive beloi-r decTre 
a,s *' Voya.'-'eur’* 
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le will he a shlrshanc sch'''"n.er In all reD''*U;cts 
and I an certain that your nroup i/lll find her favorably 
c -y-sparabl© to any f/esncl you have had In Vio past. 
As stated Ocarlier "¥o3/'a.a0ur‘''' is also a,vall:‘'blG as of Anrll fnd 
Lia. Hovrever, I feel that ’’Caribee*’ would, bo t!)e bol 
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boat for you andcorta.lnly as conforta'-'lo as anything in 
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.D3r the vray, in lockln'r over one o^' t-^o reports of a -Sy.it''‘‘Sonip.n 
oxaedltlon I note thot '’Goribee” was fW'’'’tlo''iod. 
I will send ,a co'-'y of thin letter 
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'JO hoar from you at your earliest convene.'':^ce* 
Yours sincorvoly. 
’alter Boudreau 
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