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C O P Y

Bank of Hamilton Bldg., June 23rd, 1923

Mrs. O.R. Wilcox, Secretary to V. Stefansson, c/o The American Geographical Society, Broadway at 156th St., New York, N. Y.

Dear Mrs. Wilcox:-

I was glad to get your letter of the 21st this morning, and you will have by this time received a very badly typed note which I sent you last Saturday evening relaying the telegram I had received that day from Mr. Noice.

This last telegram has relieved my anxiety to some extent, as it seems to reassure us on the point of at least having a suitable vessel for the expedition, but it doesn't make the necessity for immediate funds any less acute, and I wish it were possible for me to advance the money without troubling Mr. Stefansson at this time, but, unfortunately, this is quite out of the question, as I have seldom been as hard up as I am at present.

Mr. Noice speaks in his telegram of a credit of $10,000. I think that if we establish a credit of $7,000. it will probably be sufficient, and I do hope in the next day or two we may receive this money from England.

I am particularly obliged to you for the very capable way in which you are attending to all these important matters.

Yours sincerely,

(Signed) A. J. T. Taylor