October 3, 1940 
Sefior Juvenal Valerio Rodriguez, 
Director, Del Museo Nacional de Costa Rica 
San Jose, Costa Rica* * 
My dear SeHor Valerio: 
I am happy to write that I am leaving this 
morning for New York City and that I will sail as 
scheduled on the steamship ’’Jamaica” October 5* The 
ship is due in Port Limon October 11. 
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All my preparations are made and I am look- 
with keen anticipation to seeing you again 
and to visit your beautiful country. There is so much 
of interest there for the naturalist that my days 
there, I know, will be all too short* 
Until I see you then I give you here ny 
sincerest regards* 
Cordially yoifrs. 
A* Wetmorj, 
Assistant Secretary* 
