At Sea, Starbrite 
March 9, 1964 
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Dear Maryanna. 
Enclosed with this is a letter to Dr* Humphrey containing my resignation 
from the Pacific Project effective as of Friday, May 8, 1964* I have thought 
it best to direct a letter to you now to work out the details of my stay in 
Washington prior to the 8th of May. 
I have had some conversations with Dr. Ely on this matter and decided 
that the best course was to attempt to use up any leave time which I was due 
while here in Hawaii in order to eliminate a book-keeping problem for you, and also 
indirectly to befefit the project. I had spoken with Ely about spending what leave 
time was due me on Maui banding on Molokini Island and searching Halealtla Crater 
for Dark-rumped Petrels. These are two projects that I would like to see finished 
before I leave, but it probably will not be feasible to assign a man to work there 
in May at the beginning of the breeding cycle. Therefore it seems best to take 
take what annual leave I have coming in that fashion. If I am correct, I will 
have accumulated 80 hours of leave as of May 1 - Is this cor rect? Ely and I will 
work out the details here. Do I need to fill in ofie of the leave application forms? 
If so I would appreciate it if you would send one along. 
Several other thoughts have come to mind reguarding my resignation. Will 
the Smithsonian again pay for my trip home? If so, I will be be returning to the 
University of Michigan Biological Station again May 18 to resume my researches 
there. However, I will be going by way of Massachusetts to see Drury, and across 
Canada to contact a fisheries biologist on Lake Erie and my route will be 
anything but direct. Since I came directly from KXXKXXgKhii t^e Biological Station 
to Washington, would it be possible to use that mileage quoted then? I will 
leave this to you and we can work out the details when I get to D.C. 
The final point i£ when to fly back to Washington. Other than having a 
talk with Dr. Humphrey and pulling my equipment together for the trip back to 
Michigan, I can see no reason to spend a week or so in Washington, and will plan 
to fly back to be in for work at the Museum on the morning of May 7 ( Thursday ), 
unless I hear otherwise from you. 
Finally, you must promise to have dinner with me before I leave. Let's 
say that is an order. I hope all goes weil back in D.C. Starbrite continues to 
gather data - yesterday we collected a gull which may be either a Franklin's or 
a Japanese Gull C L. crasslrostris ), and finally after two months of seeing 
practically nothing the birds are returning to the study area. It is good to 
see one once in a while. 
Thanks for your help, and remember that dinner engagement. 
James Pinson Ludwig 
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