Bredin Expedition- - West Indies 
Alcoa Steamship Co. Inc, 
21 , 
4ieoa StesifsMp OoBisjanj, Inc. 
1? Flatter;?’ "‘lae® ■ * - 
K®w lerk hg fork, 
Centlessent 
hare tried nithotit success obtain reserrationa 
for a 'tsar ty of thwse ?n®n on on© of yonr ships arriTln^ at Trinidad 
OP Grenada,, pr*»f®rably the latter, on or before , rkreh all 
aceossodatioB’? se®!« to hare been sold ont for sc3®@ time. It is 
important. Indeed imperative, ■teat we get one or t-wo ^ of these tnon 
t© Ttrenada by ship at abort the time set, Tt is perhaps too, mash 
to «o®ct aeoa'’’modatlons for all three, have he^n. wonderlnf if 
it world net he possible for. yon to aeeord m some official 4i,sp®i5« 
sation to the extent of transport ln|? one or mor® of these men in 
the quarters of th# ship’s irsrsonnoi. If anywhere in thea© quarters 
thoro alfht b® an tmocouniod bunk or two, ^'or them -we would oxrsect 
to pay rofular first, class ©a.^sag®, ffeese wn are all muBOiart curators, 
cellsfs rradi-jatee who have boon t© ssa before, and who we can assure 
you are able to fit in eongonially with xdiatcver companions ■fcliey Slight 
find thomselves. 
On the sama vessel we wish also to ship about lltl30 founds 
of sollecti’og’ ©qulment which would also bo oaid for at customary 
rates. ’T mention this not as an induoement, but only as one of th® 
reasons why -we wish to place these men on the ap-»r©p.riat@ vessel. 
They should aceoffinaTsy the shipment, 
Lmt but not least, can w® soitat on return |*sgag* with you 
fror^i St. Tho©ta« m April or shortly thereafter for one ©? more of 
the ©arty? 
■-ve that tm ar© askina a vary special favor ef you but 
hope t-hst you say bo able t® find a way to yrant It, The Saithsonian 
Institution earnestly solicits -yo'ur kiwi offices in this uattar for w® 
eannot. impend ©ij. the uncertainty involved in laorel'y liclng on the saitiug 
list, 
fery truly yours. 
^ ^^aldo 1, Selmitt 
%sc! fhtrator, foolofy 
