J. BRUCE BREDIN 
P. O. Box 87 
Wilmington. De l aware 
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November 17, 1959 
Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt 
Smithsonian Institution 
United States National Museum 
Washington 25, D.C. 
Dear Dr. Schmitt: 
I have your letter of the 8th with the information 
on the Schooner Blue Goose. She looks like a very hand- 
some boat, but I wonder if she would be large enough for 
our purposes. Have you given up the idea of chartering 
the Freelance? I think we all agree that the Freelance 
would be the ideal ship for our expedition. Of course, 
I will leave the choice of the vessel up to you. The 
time is running short, as I realize most of the charters 
for this coming winter have already been booked or are 
being booked now. Whatever you decide, of course, will 
be all right with me. 
The magazine 11 Yachting " lists many boats that are 
available for charter . You might get hold of the current 
issue and see if there is anything there that would fit 
our purposes. 
Recently I was at the University of Delaware when 
Amos and Carl Shuster spoke and showed slides of our 
recent expeditions. They had a good turnout. Last Tuesday 
night Dick Darsie also gave a lecture at the Wilmington 
Public Library on the expedition last winter. I understand 
there were very few people there, mostly because very few 
knew the lecture was being given. Unfortunately, I was not 
able to be present. 
If you feel that we cannot do any better than the 
Blue Goose, I would go ahead and sign a contract. The 
people who will participate in the expedition would, of 
course, like to know the dates so that they can make their 
