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Samara Cary at Feb 19, 2024 07:02 PM

stefansson-wrangel-09-15-034-004a

-Ada is able to be up on
deck today feeling a little
better. She showed me a letter
she had from Noice covering wages
paid to her -including fox
skins - around $1770 -
She knows nothing of money you
paid to her bank by the month
I believe it would be well for you
to look into that matter - she
said I could take this (Noice) letter and
send to you but I said
I would take a copy
to send you. Perhaps

who ever has her money in
charge is not wanting her to
know how much she has
for fear she will spend it -
or her family will spend it.
But I think she is very shrewd
for she knows she must keep
it for Bennett.

She wants to work at something -
she said she had thought of buying
a small boat and going into the
fishing business in southeastern Alaska
with her cousin - but she decided
against that - then she thought of
a hotel or restaurant in Nome as
her sister was a good cook and she

stefansson-wrangel-09-15-034-004a

-Ada is able to be up on
deck today feeling a little
better. She showed me a letter
she had for Noice covering wages
paid to her -including fox
skins - around $1770 -
She knows nothing of money you
paid to her bank by the month
I believe it would be well for you
to look into that matter - she
said I could take this (Noice) letter and
send to you but I said
I would take a copy
to send you. Perhaps

who ever has her money in
charge is not wanting her to
know how much she has
for fear she will spend it -
or her family will spend it.
But I think she is very shrewd
for she knows she must keep
it for Bennett.

She wants to work at something -
she said she had thought of buying
a small boat and going into the
fishing business in southeastern Alaska
with her cousin - but she decided
against that - then she thought of
a hotel or restaurant in Nome as
her sister was a good cook and she