Bredin Exped. W. I. 
Capt, V.E.B.Nicholson 
12 Jamiary 195% 
Csptaia V. E. B. id cholson 
P. 0. Hoy 103 
St, John^a 
Antlgya, R. Iv. I. 
Dear Capt, Kacholsons 
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Jo-iir letter of the 6tr4raost trelcome. Iij-as-aach as Hr. Bredin expects 
to participate in the last tiro weeks of the cralse, I am submitting your 
tenatlve ierch 12-April 19 j to him. As soon as he responds, I shall 
foiSB-ard tl'e vSifned contract and 11 , OCX) deposit, tfe have been talking of 
getting to Antif-ua^on April first, where Mr, Bredin and friend are to join 
up. If that is still his >d.sh, we shall have to cut our stops further 
south a bit short, er, to offset the extra days among the Virgin Islands. 
But more about these details later. 
With regard to tne few purchases you offered to attend to for us* «e 
would like to have 2 galvanised iron wasntubs about 2 1/2 feet across top 
(3 ft, tubs are a little too large), I* scrub— pails or buckets white enamal 
or galvanised about 9 inches iilgh to rim and not over 10 1/2 inches in 
diameter at top; at least 3 lobster traps, with lines (would like to set 
these each day and n^ght that we are at anchor} 2 dipnets, reasonably long 
handled, for picking up '*things“ over the side; perhaps you already are 
equipped with these as a matter of coiirse? Also a sack of coarse salt, 
I haw in Mind a qtmntity bu3ij.ng 10-12 gals j what Tufould that ssiount to, 
50 lbs, or so? fhia is for a porpoise skeleton or two if m should be 
fortunate enough to secure that many jsorpoises, le usually roiigh oat the 
skeleton, air dry the bones, puck thaa in one of those oil-can (2-5 gal. 
can) wooden Iroxes and^fill up with salt. One of these bexee usually holds 
one complete but disirWbered skeleton, fe'11 be lucky to get one, but I 
like to count on two, I guess you have aboard a sraali crot^- or pry-bar 
tiiat could be used to dislodge a small coral head or break a piece" out of 
a reef, fbough of this for now. 
ife are all looking forward to seeing you and the "Freelaned** on 
March 12, 
Sincerely, 
Waldo L, Seteiitt 
