Letters from Alfred J. T. Taylor and Messrs. Wilson & Jamieson to Vilhjalmur Stefansson, 25 June 1921

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June 29th, 1921.

V. Stefansson, Esq.,
Ellison-White Sevens Chatauqua Circuit,
Cambridge, IDAHO.

My dear Stefansson,

Your company now is duly incorporated, and we
have the certificate of incorporation in this office.
We have also held our first meeting, which is necessary
before the company can commence business, and I enclose
copies of the minutes together with copy of the Certifi
cate of Incorporation, also copy of your Solicitors’
letter to me and my reply to them.

You will notice that at the present time I
have not elected myself to a place on the Board. This
is for the reason that I think it better that I should
not be a Director at the time the boat is transferred,
but immediately following that both Miss Withers and
Mr. Anderson can resign and I can be elected. It is
desirable that you always have two Directors resident
in Vancouver, and I would suggest that you retain Mr.
Anderson, who is my secretary, unless you have some
other friends whom you would prefer to act instead.

It may appear to you from reading the Minutes
that we have been taking liberties with your company in
the matter of appointing an auditor and a lawyer, but
inasmuch as it is customary to do this at the first meet
ing, in view of the fact that I am quite sure you will be
pleased with the choice, and if you are not you can
readily change it at any time, I thought we might as
well carry out all the formalities at the one time, mak
ing our actions in this matter entirely subject to your
approval.

You will see from Messrs. Wilson & Jamieson’s
account that I have dispensed all the money you have
given me. There are several small items of expense in
the way of telegrams, seal, minute book, etc., that

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will have to be provided for, and at your convenience,
may I suggest that you send me a cheque for $100.00
to be placed here to your credit, from which I can
make necessary payments.

Here's hoping that the new company may have
a long and very prosperous career, and that I shall
hear in due course from Mr. Lindeberg in regard to the
boat. I have had no communication of any kind from
him since I left San Francisco, although I have sent
him copies of all my letters to you. I only hope
that his silence does not indicate that he is person
ally under the weather.

With best wishes, I remain,

Yours sincerely,
A. J. Taylor.

AJTT : W
Enc.'s

C O P Y .

June 28th, 1921.

Attention Major Wilson .

Messrs. Wilson & Jamieson,
Barristers, &c.,
Rogers Building,
Vancouver, B. C.

re The Stefansson Arctic Exploration
& Development Co. Ltd.

Copy

Dear Sirs: -

I am obliged to you for your letter of
June 28th, and the documents accompanying it as
stated, and am glad to enclose my cheque herewith
for $250.00 in full of your account to date.

Please accept on behalf of Mr. Stefan
sson and myself our best thanks for the expeditious
way in which you have handled this business for us.

Yours faithfully,
A. J. Taylor

AJTT : W
Enc.ch.

Vancouver, B. C.

June 28th, 1921.

A. J. T. Taylor, Esq.
605 Credit Foncier Building,
Vancouver, B. C.

re The Stefansson Arctic Exploration
and Development Co. Ltd.

Dear Sir:-

We are returning herewith Certificate of In
corporation and Minute Book with the minutes of the pre
liminary meetings duly inserted, and an extra copy for
Mr. Stefansson, as you requested.

As the actual work of incorporation is now com
pleted, we beg to render our account herewith. We are
forwarding this account at this time, because we would
esteem it a favour if you could let us have payment be
fore the end of the month, and we understand that you
are in receipt of funds from Mr. Stefansson to pay the
same. If, however, this is not the case, we are of
course willing to allow the matter to stand until such
time as it is convenient for Mr. Stefansson to forward
funds.

Yours truly,

WILSON & JAMIESON

per "A. D. W."