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(TELEGRAM)

McMinnville, Ore.
Aug. 11, 1921.

V. STEFANSSON
CARE CHAUTAUQUA BOZEMAN MONT

TEN DOLLARS A WEEK IS RATE FOR BOARD IN MCMINNVILLE GALLE HAS BEEN HERE
FOUR WEEKS HE WILL GO TO SEATTLE EITHER SATURDAY OR SUNDAY GALLE WOULD
LIKE TO HAVE FIFTY DOLLARS FOR INCIDENTALS I WILL PAY HIS FARE TO SEATTLE
WILL YOU SEND MONEY TO HIM THERE

KNIGHT

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Missoula, Mont.
August 11, 1921.

Dear Mr. Knight:

I received your telegram about the amount of money necessary to
be spent in Seattle, and replied to Crawford, thinking you might be out of
town.

I am very short of money now, but expect to have more by the
time you reach Nome. I would, therefore, like it very much if you could
keep the entire expenditure in Seattle preferably down to $2000.00 (Two
Thousand Dollars), and at the most to $2500.00 (Twenty-Five Hundred Dol-
lars), this to include passage for yourselves to Nome as well as prepay-
ment of freight, if prepayment is necessary. You can save a little by
paying for the freight on delivery in Nome, as we will have more money
there.

We already have a credit of $1250.00 (Twelve Hundred Fifty Dol-
lars) arranged by Mr. Lindeberg at the Miners & Merchants Bank of Nome.
I shall be able to add to this, if necessary.

I have instructed the Vice President of our Company, Mr. Taylor,
to send $500.00 (Five Hundred Dollars) to Crawford at the Frye Hotel.
This should arrive on the 12th or 13th.

Yours very truly,