V. E. B. NICHOLSON & SONS 
TRAVEL SERVICE 
YACHT CHARTER SPECIALISTS 
COMDR. V, E. B. NICHOLSON, R.N. 
D. V. NICHOLSON 
R. A. NICHOLSON 
P, O. BOX 103 
St, John^s, 
Antigua, B.V/.L 
CABLE ADDRESS 
TRAVEL'-ANTIGUA 
December 1st, 1959 
Dr. Waldo Schmitt 
Smithsonian Institution 
United States National Museum 
Y/ashington 25 
D.C. 
Dear Dr. Schmitt, 
Thank you very much for your letter of 23rd Novemher. It 
was nice to have an envelope addressed in your handwriting with my 
name on it I 
By now, I am sure Desmond will have contacted you, as I 
think we have "better news a"bout the charter fee of " Freelance '.' 
It looks rather as though the Blue Goose is definite, so perhaps 
this information will reach you too late to be of any use, but 
no harm in trying. 
We have received a letter from Dr. Ajello who wrote that 
he had received the Barbuda soil samples safely. I will write 
Desmond about this, but if you happen to talk to him, you might 
tell him as I know he was very anxious about them. 
Again thank you for writing and I hope a charter of 
Freelance can still be arranged for this yeai*, but if not I am sure 
you will have a fine time on the Blue Goose. 
Y o urs\ sincerely 
