Nicholson, Comman. V.E.B. 
Filed: Bredin Exped.B.W.I. 
November 8, 1955 
Air Letter 
Commander ?. E. B. Nicholson 
P. 0. Box Mo, 103 
St. John’ s 
Antigua, B. W. I. 
Dear Mr. Nicholson: 
I am very happy to have your letter of October 29. It 
is most i^assuring that you feel as we do about our several 
activities aboard the PlffilLAfiCE and we shall take especial 
pains that any cracking of rock or coral will not be harmful 
to your vessel. So far as possible this "heavy" work will 
be done ashore and only the finer sorting, if need be, shall 
be done aboard. 
Especially cheering is the news that youjhave ample room/" /f/l>(rx^ 
for our Impedimenta. ¥e shall be happy to^rcnlse washing y 
tubs and buckets down in the islands j it will save some { 
bulky shipping. The local fish traps of which you speak \ 
undoubtedly will serve us as well as anything that we might 
bring f re® the States . 
The matter of the reversal of our projected itinerary 
will have to be settled by Mr. Bredin inasmuch as he par- 
ticularly mentioned the British and American Virgin Islands 
to us and in his early letter to you. If he is agreeable 
we will all be happy to start at the Trinidad end which would 
give us an opportunity of stopping for a brief time at Tobago. 
The Grenadines sound most fascinating. S^anbrero is not 
an absolute must but Barbuda has always intrigued me. 
Miether we get there or not will depend upon circumstances 
and time available, especially if the cruise starts in Trinidad. 
As soon as I have heard from Mr. Bredin on this score I will 
write you again. We want the trip and plan to go with you. 
The only things we need to settle now are the beginning and the 
end of the cruise and, of course, dates too, should Mr. Bredin 
wish to join you in St. Ttomas instead of Trinidad. 
With kindest regards. 
Sincerely, 
SCSxvb 
Waldo L. Schmitt 
Head Curator 
Department of Zoology 
