February 21, 1941* 
Mr. F. Carlos Lehmann V. 
Universidad Macional 
Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, 
Apartado Postal Mo. 2535, 
Bogota, Colombia. 
Dear Mr. Lehmann: 
lours of February 17 has just reached me this after¬ 
noon. I have had our purchasing agent make immediate inquiry 
concerning the cartridges that you desire to learn that these are 
made only in Germany, and that naturally very few can be imported 
into this country at the present time. The only quotation that I 
have been able to get on them is at a price of $25.00 U.S. per 
100 so that 200 would cost $50.00. This is so extraordinary that 
I shall not go further with tnis unless I hear from you to the 
contrary. If you wish me to purchase ary at the extraordinary 
high price quoted please send me a wireless message immediately 
on receipt of this letter and I shall try to see what I can do. 
As I have said above these shells are not made in the United States 
and I presume few if any are now available from Germany. 
I am happy indeed to learn that you will be able to 
accomoany me on the coming excursion and I am looking forward with 
keen anticipation to meeting all of you, and to the work that we 
shall do together. The bird life of the regions that we shall 
visit will be fascinating I know and there will be many things that 
are new to me. 
As I wrote Dr. Dugand, Mr. Carriker and I expect to 
land at Barranquilla and he will go to Santa Marta while I continue 
to Bogota. I shall look forward to seeing you there and we shall 
make our plans there for. return to the coast. I want to have a few 
days in the city so as to see your Institution and collections and 
also to meet some of the scientists there that I have known in this 
country and to make the acquaintance of some others. 
With ray kindest regards, I am 
Sincerely yours, 
A. Wetmore, 
In Assistant Secretary. 
