Bredin Expedition - West Indies 
Capt. V, E. B. Nicholson 
AIR miL Februaiy 17, 19^6 
Capt. V. E. B* Nicholson 
P. 0. Box 103 
St. John*s 
Antigua, B. W. I» 
Dear Capt. ffi-cholsonj 
Things are shaping np apace. Our outfit is about all packed. 
The first instalment, the insect collectii^ equiiment, left today 
on its journey to Dominica. The balance will go via the HE BE 
FRANCE aM is due in Port of Spain, Trinidad on Jferch 7, five days 
before you arrive. Drs. Chace, anith, and Schmitt will be traveling 
on the saa® ship. The March 13 departure is agreeable to us all and 
we again appreciate your invitation to come aboai^ the day before 
for dinner. We have spoken of visiting the Grenadines Ixit we can 
discuss itinerary more in detail when we see you. 
Gan you, tiy the way, recorammid some good, modest hotel in Port 
of Spain? Meanwhile, I would appreciate a few figures as to c osts. 
I do not have a copy of your contract form before me. 
The overall charter fee, including the |1,000 already paid 
over to you, will total $ . 
Food cost per day per man 
or per week per man 
Fuel, how much do you think we may use} for this you esti- 
mate about ............ 
There will be 3, Triridad to Dominica, i|. from Dominica to 
Antigua, and 6 from there to St. Thomas. We shall be catching an 
Alcoa boat out of St. Croix on the 21st, At this writing it is 
uncertain that they will let us board at St, Thomas due to number 
of passengers carried. Do you go home that way, and if so, could 
you drop us off there ^ 
The above perhaps covers the major items of expense excepting 
the lobster traps, buckets, tubs and salt we have asked you to lay 
in for us. Unless we hear from I®*, Bredin to the contrary w© shall 
endeavor to reach Antigua on or about April 1* What hotel or pension 
would you recommend if Mr. Bredin should have to await us there? 
Friends of mine had a most wonderful time at English Harbor some 
years back, in the course of the Barbadoes-Autigua E^^edition of the 
University of Iowa. I see in the account of that expedition that 
T.A.V, Best was governor, and with him in a picture in that report 
is a handsome, young Capt. Nicholson. Are you that Captain? 
