stefansson-wrangel-09-06-101

Hotel Frye, Seattle

Aug 16th 1921

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Dear Mr. Stefansson;

Have your memo Aug 14th [Swingston]. Expect Mr. Anderson will pay me a visit from Vancouver and I will fin up the see that all your advances are credited to you on the books of the company.

They are as follows

$255.00	Canadian	June 30th
108.50	American	Aug 6th
$1 000.00	"	Aug 10th.
$1 500.00	"	Aug 15th.

As Canadian funds buying are quoted 10 ¹/₂ % today this represents about $3137 at Vancouver. Do not forget two expense accounts owed you by Ellison - White during my regime - July 19^th - 31^{st $}62.64 + Aug 1^st-6^th - $25.28 These no doubt you have received.

You have perhaps forgotten I borrowed ^$24 from you on the road above the ^$50 you gave me. I am enclosing my cheque on Vancouver for this amt. plus exchange. That finds makes things square. As Maurer was with Ellison - White

2 Aug 16 1921

(with lantern) Till Aug 14^th I Suppose you intend I should tell Anderson to begin his salary from Aug 15^th, Maurer aggr agrees with this. This recalls something to me. Have Ellison - White reimbursed you for my salary and Maurers. I don't recall your mentioning it as I am enclosing a letter to mail to them if you see fit. As this was earned in service of company y I have asked them to pay Vancouver. Mr. Anderson should get the copy enclosed so he will understand. Your advances to Knight have been $250 which shall also be credited to you in the books. And to Galle by yourself ^$50 and by me ^$40. This will also be noted. Also Maurers railway fare ^$35 this makes in Canadian money together with sum on page 1 and the ^$50 you gave him this makes in Canadian funds with sum on page 1 altogether about ^$35 63. The business of exchange may cause some [mix] up in the matter of pay. I understand I am getting Canadian money the rest of the men

Aug 16 1921

3.

will abide by your decision.

Mr. Anderson advises me that it would have been much better to have had money and bills payed paid pass through the company. This information would have been helpful a week ago but arriving yesterday it didn't serve much purpose. It however led me to wire suggestion to pay balance of account in Vancouver.

I am sorry to have caused you so much worry about the outfit but the way things went it was unavoidable.

I am hoping to take out ^$500 pay in shares and have advised Mr Anderson of this. I am hoping expect to know whether this is possible in the morning.

Judge Lomen is anxious to know whether you know of anyone to whom a good reindeer investment would appeal. He is trying to raise one hundred thousand. Address him Hotel Frye, as he is stopping here. He will leave forwarding address Sincerely Allen R Crawford