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Alcoa Steamship Company, 
17 Battery Place 
New York 4, Nevj York 
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Gentlemen: 
We have tried without success to obtain reservations 
for a party of three men on one of your ships arriving at 
Trinidad or Grenada, oreferably the latter, on or before 
March 9; all accommodations seem to have been sold out for 
Eome time. It is important, indeea imperative, that we get 
one or two of these men to Grenada by shin at about the 
t-i-me set. It is perhaps too much to expect accoiiimodations 
for all three. We have been wondering if it woula not be 
possible for you to accord us some official dispensation 
to the extent of transporting one or more of these men in 
the quarters of tne ship's personnel, if anywliere in these 
quarters there might be an unoccupied bunk or two. ^For them 
we would expect to pay regular first class oassage. These 
men are all aiuseum cui’ators, college graduates who have been 
to sea before, and vmo w-e can assure you are able to fit in 
Congenially with whatever coxupanions they might find themselves 
We realize asking a very special favor of you 
but nope that you may be able to find a way to er^nt it. The 
Smithsonian Institution earnestly solicits your kina offices 
in this matter for we cannot depend on the uncertainty involved 
in merely being on the waiting list 
Very truly yours, 
On the same vessel we wish also to ship about 
1400 pounds of collecting ecraioment ¥»hiGn W'ould also be paid 
