Bredin-West Indies Exp. 
Nicholson, V. E. B. 
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Mr. 7. 
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E. B. licliolson 
St, John *5 
Intipia, B. ¥. I. 
Dear Mr. SteholsoRi 
foar letter of the ?<th tes Jtxst been laid on w 
desk. ¥hat you say about starting tbs crais© on fuesday, 
fferch 23* is isost agreeable to us. I feel that you ifotild 
fKjed ttaie like that before you even mention it. ¥e shall 
b© happy to the ship on the eveniiig of tte 12th* ^ 
I krmi 'ifB are all anxious to board th© *»Fr®ela'ace*’ and to 
becos© acquainted iri.th you. 
I do not bnw? t4»3ther 1 Ta@atioi»d to you or r^t that 
the o nly ship transports t-ton us could get ms <n tte cruise 
shin '’Us de Franc©** ih'sich errives in Port of Spain on the 
Ith, f hs five days that ue will be there ihead of you^ m 
shall uttllae in skirmishing about, Csie of mr objectives 
sjill be to visit the tropical station of the New ” 
Foologicd Society where Dr. Beebe holds forth. ¥© are 
acquainted ’Ath bin and several of Ms staff* 
%• this time you will have received the g 
from Br* Csrjsichael in b®half os the Sisithsonian* 
Bre d irf has not been heard from-, so there is an 
w-'- 
time 
opportunity for a ctenge or a\_ , , , 4 . 
than that, we will hold to t!^ tentative scheaule tha^^ 
you penciled into tbs TOntrsct asKi which the Ssaithsomsn 
typed in. 
fi» Is moving aloiiJs I just hope will all be 
VQQdy to go when 'the **Ile de .Fraiwe** sails fro® Sew fork 
on Iferch 2, 
'IJith best regards. 
Sincerely, 
Waldo I., fchmitt 
Bead Curator 
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