stefansson-wrangel-09-20-081-001

Maurer

Ans.
Date?

New Philadelphia O. Oct 27 - 24

Mr. V. Stefansson
New York.

Dear Mr Stefansson

The telegram and your letter with check came
to hand. I am returning check for you do not
owe it to me. Fred had borrowed money different times
and provided colateral. just recently I have settled
at the bank for Fred's loan. I feel that the loss
belongs to Fred alone, he was anxious to help you
in your work. Sometime later when you are out
of debt and want to do something to repay Fred for
the loss, I think I can suggest something that you
may agree with. In the meantime forget about it.
There are several things in connection with Fred's
affairs and the expedition I would like to talk to you
about, and would be glad to come to some town near
here, should you come to Cleveland or Columbus, Canton
Akron. send wire day or 2 before and I will arrange
to be there if possible. As to suggestions for your late
book, will say that the part about Noice did not
appeal to me, since he has made retraction no doubt
you can shape it up, that will make better reading.
Then I would suggest that in connection with photograph
you have short biography of each of the four boys in
part of book, Mrs Crawford has written to me that she felt
a certain letter of Fred's be published. Our Family does not
feel that way and prefer the letter be kept out of book.
That is one thing I would like to talk to you about. I
think knowing Fred that I could give you some light
on why Fred wrote that kind of letter. Then there is
a page marked insert p 63, which the Maurer family