stefansson-wrangel-09-20-065

April 9, 1924.

Dear Mr. Maurer:

In the book I am writing about Wrangell Island I would like to incorporate portions of Fred's own story about the summer they spent on the island, especially the part about the raising of the British flag on July 1st, 1914. Fred sent me copies of these stories once and I suppose I have them somewhere among my vast collection of papers, but we have been unable to find them. Have you any copies? If you have please send them to me. I shall be very careful to return them within a week or two.

If you do not have the clippings from the New York World, have you any other written information, whether printed or not, from Fred about the summer on the island?

I have a letter from your father asking for four more sets of the Wrangell Island pictures. We are having them made. Is it your intention that one of these shall be for Delphine? Of course, we are making no charge for the pictures. I merely want to know whether you are intending one of the sets for her. Through an oversight we did not send her the pictures at the same time as you, but they will be going forward as soon as possible.

Mr. John Maurer, New Philadelphia, Ohio.