August 26, 1944- 
Dr. J. P. E. Morrison, 
Headquarters Box 1000, 
A.P.O. 827, 
c/o Postmaster, 
New Orleans, Louisiana. 
Dear Dr. Morrison: 
I had made inquiry this week to learn that you would be 
somewhat further delayed beyond our anticipation. I am enclosing herewith 
a further check for $150.00 as an advance for field expenses so that you 
will be sure to have plenty on your way home. 
As for work at the other locality to get comparable material 
take as much time for this as you need up to five or six days. Unless you 
are located properly be very careful about drinking water and also about 
mosquitoes around the houses as I do not want you to come home with malaria. 
If mosquitoes are bad and you cannot work behind screens arrange your work 
so that you are in the field early in the morning and see that you can get 
under the mosquito net between 8:00 and 9:00 at night. Do not try to work 
late at night unless you are in screened quarters. 
X am interested to know about the deer. If you can, collect 
the entire skeleton of the adult that was found. The stone head will be 
interesting - if it is fake we can probably determine that. I am glad to 
know too that the work on the jungle gun is coming along. 
During this past week it has turned very cool and I am expecting 
to find a few northern migrants Sunday. On the whole this summer has been 
pleasant and possibly better than average so far as heat is concerned for 
Washington; at least that is my own opinion of it though some others might 
not agree. 
Ur. Barrett has been renovating my old collecting pistol and 
promises to have it in shape for me in a week. It had to have a new chamber 
and also needed tightening all around. 
I saw Tiddle Monday and yesterday Phillips was here with his 
father. The two of them had been off on a trip to New York. 
Sincerely yours. 
A. Wetmore, 
Acting Secretary. 
Ip 
