Anglo-London Bank telegram from Vilhjalmur Stefansson, 30 August 1921

American Geographical Society

New York, August 30, 1921.

Anglo-London Bank, San Francisco, California.

Originally gave Jafet Lindeberg two checks fifteen hundred and five hundred later he wired me asking I wire you two thousand dollars meantime relations between myself and Lindeberg had changed so that I wired you that sum and advised Lindeberg if this not satisfactory would wire him two hundred fifty additional stop have heard nothing from you or Lindeberg but yesterday both above checks amount two thousand dollars presented by Irving National to Colonial Bank which refused payment upon order given by me after I had wired seventeen hundred fifty to you stop please convey information on this telegram to Lindebergs San Francisco office and reply night letter collect Harvard Club New York regret confusion hope you do not blame Lindeberg in any way.

V. Stefansson.