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K. A. NICHOLSON 
Dr. Waldo Sclmitt 
The Smithsonian Institution 
United Sta,tes National Museum 
Wtashlnpton 25 
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Dear Dr. Schmitt, 
I har/e your letter of the 10th of September. It is sad not 
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the i-i’jrLiji'LANGji' going on the third Expedition, but it v;ill 
good to have jrou douii vrith us again, auiyway. 
The ovmer of the CARIBBES is sending us details of the 
ship which v?e have not yet received. However, when we do, you 
riie.j be sure I will forwa.rd them on to you post-haste. He has 
written us saying they Imve OARIBBSE in Florida nov; undergoing 
a major refitting. They S8.y the 3 r are making her more "j^ctchty'*^. 
From vrhat I can remember, she should suit our purposes very vrell 
She has a. poweritil engine siid is most roomy, both below and on 
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will ha.ve to negotis.te with the owner a,bout the pro- 
spect of my coming along a.s skipper. This may cause a bit of 
, a,s he will have a regular skipper for the ship as well. 
snag 
Olid might not want to take me on 
Je hone he will be able to 
find other employment for the skipper for this cruise, but we 
will just have to wait and see what 
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he.ve decided 
thoit it vrlll be alright for me to leave the business at this 
time, but if he is unable to take me on, I i-ronder what the In- 
would feel about doing so? As you con imagine, this 
stitiition 
is ra,ther 
just hope 
an Eiwkward subject for me -to Irnve to bring up, and I 
\‘TQ can work it out with the ovmer and not trouble you 
The charter fee of the CARIBBES is 01050 US per week, 
this be suitable, or should I try and get him to lovrer it? 
Will 
I think that is all I ha.ve to say for the moment, but I 
hope to be sending you the details of the OARIBBSE very soon 
Yours, 
