Letter from Vilhjalmur Stefansson to Alfred J. T. Taylor, with a letter from Allan R. Crawford to Stefansson enclosed, 29 August 1921

August 29th, 1921. ^ [: illegible scribble] ^

Dear Mr. Taylor:

I am enclosing a letter from Mr. Crawford. I have marked in red the part on which I want your opinion.

^ V. Stefansson ^

Mr. A. J. T. Taylor, Stefansson Exploration & Development Company, Credit Foncier Building, Vancouver, B. C.

Aug 18th 1921

Dear Mr. Stefansson;

I have just received a letter from my mo mother she says "I wish that you would give Stefansson our address and have him send him a line or two, if possible; It would reassure uss"

Will you please do this for me. Address Mrs. J. T. Crawford 168 Walmer Road, Toronto. You will understand what is necessary dispell the "northern trails have their secret tale that would make your blood run cold" idea, and your sure everything will be very successful & so on. Just a short note.

About shares. If I am going to get along in the north I would like to get more say ten more. Could you sell me an option on these say at 10% or anything agreeable too to you. It is too bad it is too late to do that in a business way but I will abide by anything you arrange. The idea is that I pay one

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hundred dollars and the balance nine hundred if I take the shares. If I don't take them the option fee is forfeited. This will be your authority if you care to let me do this.

Let me reassure you again about the fur. I understand that I am going up to do trapping first and the rest to fill in spare time. I'm sorry that you misunderstood me.

Mr. Anderson was here all day yesterday and he has a definite statement of all your advances to the company.

Allan R. Crawford