Bredin Expedition - West Indies 
Dr. Leonard Carmichael 
Febroarj 28, 19S6 
Dr. Leonard Carmichael 
Secretary 
Sffilthsotiian Institution 
Dear Dr. CaOTichaelt 
Yesterday I had a phone esll trm »*. &^din. 
le will te joini^ the IlSEIAHSE la Port-of-Spain, 
Trinidad, on the 12th of Btrch, to sail with ns the 
nest dsy for tte Orenadims, It fits in wili* his 
present plans better to sj^^sd the first two we^s of 
tte cruise with tis. Althoa^ he 1ms to leawe Antigua 
tion, expressing, at the same ttea, the hope that you 
would meet us in St, Thems shortly after the middle 
of April fen* the trip to Tortola. I tdd him that I 
jxist discussed the matter with 
awning, and that I was hoping to p«*suad3 you to 
eeae despite a busy schedule, ie hopes tlmt you 
t-he pleasure of 
your 0 «pany for at least that Iwief trip, xfbidh 
should not tabs more than a day or two. 
It would be nice if you could mke srraagea^ats 
to get mfay. I do hop© that you win find it possible 
to defer a few ctf jmr respoiilhilitiss about that 
tiw. 
Sincerely, 
W,Stmk 
Wald© L. Schaitt 
Head Curator 
Department of Zoolo^ 
