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April 23, 1924.

Dear Delphine:

Your letter of April 22nd and the package of papers have come just as I am leaving for Australia. I am returning the papers immediately with just as many thanks as if I had used them. Not supposing you had more than one set, I had made a similar request to John Maurer and his copies arrived some days ago. I am using from them in the book the larger part of Fred's first article, thus telling the story of Wrangell Island and the Karluk partly in his words and partly in those of Captain Hadley.

Thank you for letting me read your poetic story. You know how much I sympathize in everything that concerned you and Fred and the poem, therefore, touches me deeply.

Thanks also for your letter which contains exactly the facts I want. It was especially the date I needed, for the rest I knew.

Mrs. F. W. Maurer, 911 Robbins Avenue, Niles, Ohio.