Letter from Frederick Maurer to Vilhjalmur Stefansson, 31 May 1921
Date31 May, 1921
AbstractCorrespondence, newspaper articles, and other material related to the ill-fated 1921 expedition to Wrangel Island.
RepositoryRauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College.
Call Numberstefansson-wrangel-09-05-045-001
Persistent Identifier
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NoAns.
31st May, 1921
(Copy fo V. Stefansson, c/o American Geographical Society.
Broadway at 159th St.,
New York City, U.S.A.
Broadway at 159th St.,
New York City, U.S.A.
Confidential.
Dear Mr. Stefansson,
Doubtless you have re
ceived my wire of even date advising you that
the entire expedition has been abandoned.
ceived my wire of even date advising you that
the entire expedition has been abandoned.
I may say that for some
time there had been a great deal of uncertainty.
Things were in such condition that it was quite
impossible for me to send any satisfactory reply
to your several previous messages. Through all
the period of uncertainty I personally thought
that in the end the decision would be favourable.
However as already advised such is not the case.
time there had been a great deal of uncertainty.
Things were in such condition that it was quite
impossible for me to send any satisfactory reply
to your several previous messages. Through all
the period of uncertainty I personally thought
that in the end the decision would be favourable.
However as already advised such is not the case.
Yours faithfully.
J.B.Harkin
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Esq.,
Reno, Nevada
U.S.A.
Reno, Nevada
U.S.A.
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