stefansson-wrangel-09-06-087-001

GEO. M. JENNINGS, M.D.
MISSOULA, MONTANA

August Eleventh,
Nineteen Twenty-One.

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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 Dollars), this to
include passage for yourselves to Nome as well as prepayment
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 Dollars), 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,
V. Stefansson

Mr. E.L. Knight,
Frye Hotel,
Seattle, Washington.