SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
April 6, 1931 
Dr. Alexander fetmore 
Assistant secretary Smithsonian Institution 
c/o American Consul 
port-au-Prince 
Haiti 
!!y dear pr. Wet more: 
I received your request for 500,32-cal. 
shells loaded with #12 shot from ,r rs. pearson 
this morning, April 6, 1931. Shipment will 
go forward about 1.00 p.m. today. 
It was necessary to forward same by 
express, paid, owing to the fact that ammuni¬ 
tions or explosives are not permitted in the 
mail. I tried to work this scheme, but the 
post Office would not permit it. 
I hope you will receive the shells promptly, 
and that you may have a successful trip. 
PROPERTY CLERK 
