ABOARD THE SCHOONER 
SUMMER 
Schooner BJue Goose 
P. O. Box 298 
Mystic - Connecticut 
WINTER 
Schooner Blue Goose 
P. O. Box 8301, Sta. B 
Miami 36 - Florida 
December 4, 1959 
Dr. Waldo L, Schmitt 
U.S. National Museum 
Washington 25, D. C. 
Dear Dr. Schmitt: 
Just a few lines in answer to your most enjoyable letter of November 
25 th. 
Unfortunately, for him, Mr. Adams seems to be one of those very high 
strung individuals and I believe he has been and will continue to 
be in a great hurry most of his life. However, after two years in 
the Navy I’m quite familiar with the intricacies of Government operation 
and will patiently await action on the part of the Museum. 
Understand you mil have to wait until contracts are signed before 
sending the radiophone money, which is as it should be. In the 
meantime I have been shoping for same in Miami and will be ready to 
purchase and install when negotiations are completed. 
On the share expense trips, your assumptions are correct and the 
sans femme bit is understandable. The $25.00 per day is my estimated 
expense for transfer and the method by which same is obtained is 
irrevelant. Therefore, if your people wish to pay the whole $25.00 
per day they are welcome to take anything from 1 to 6 people or, 
if you only have a couple who wish to take the trip then we can 
pro rate the $25.00 and I’ll make up the balance in males. January 
15 as a deadline for this decision is fine with me. We will have to 
decide about the return from the Caymans at a later date because 
charter bookings may work in such a way that I will not come to the 
States but go directly east into the Antilles. 
I shall be happy to take your chests from Miami to Progresso but 
again, as above, we will have to arrange for their return at a later 
date. 
Believe that brings us up to date at the present time. Everything 
is going fine with us here and am looking forward to word from 
the Museum. 
With kind regards I remain 
Sincerely yours, 
