V. E. B. NICHOLSON & SONS 
TRAVEL SERVICE 
YACHT CHARTER SPECIALISTS 
COMDR. V. E. B. NICHOLSON, C..E.E., R.N. 
D. V. NICHOLSON 
R, A. NICHOLSON 
F. O. BOX 103 
St. John's, 
Antigua, B.W.l. 
CABLE ADDRESS 
TBAVEL--ANTIGUA 
22nd May, 1 959 
Dr. Waldo Schmitt 
Smithsonian Institution 
Washington 25, D.C, 
Dear Dr, Schmitt, 
Many thanks for your letters of l 3th &. 14th May, sorr 5 ^ I haven’t 
written sooner. 
The collection was shipped 10 days ago and o3 boxes went off, 
but unfortunately neither myself nor the Agents noticed the extra one. 
All will be alright, the Agents are writing to New York about the extra 
box. The shipment is now south of me and being transhipped in Trinidad 
for New York. It will take about AH weeks from today. I labelled the 
sfboxJs and checked that none were left behind In Ralph's store. 
I was given no noticeJ^we had to beeak into the store, but no damage 
was done{ 
The truckage and handling cost $25 B.W.I and the lighterage and 
Agents fees came to #25. 77 B.W.I as per receipt. Shall I keep the 
$50.00 B.W.I you left with me? It exactly evens out so we are all 
square’. 
Since hearing from you I had some very interesting notes from 
Dr, Chace with reference to the two vials you took up for me, I 
understand there are some very interesting items in them, I am 
glad • I think the shrinp that Tom Bowman found with the sand Anemone 
is Periclimenes rathbunae Schmitt 1924^ but I am not certain, I m 
glad to know the name of this anemene and the new name for Discosoma, 
I have not done the photos yet but will get them to you within 
a month, I should say. I am very busy catching up on my six weeks 
absence 
I think that’s all I have to say for the moment. I will be 
looking out for new commensals everytime I go swimming’. And thanks 
for a lovely trip. f. .j.j, 
