Correspondence·PU-Mu 1050, Box 1, folder 4·January–July 1935

January–July 1935

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Typed and handwritten in English. Every line is transcribed, and the text sits beside the scan.

Scan 66 of correspondence PU-Mu 1050, Box 1, folder 4 (January–July 1935), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 1, folder 4, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 66 of 125

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learn of the truth of the Empistossyni director's statement that Dikaios told him not to worry about putting on a heavy load, that it might harm the antiquities. Dikaios sent 16 Kimi cases on one truck: his concern for us (6 cases) is really touching. He hasn't answered the letter.

Aside from the facts that I am absolutely out of money and that bills are due tommorow (I hoped in vain for a letter and check on today's Egyptian boat) there is little news.

Between trenches two and three Prodroms found a beautiful silver didrachm of Nikokreon of Salamis, like Brit. Mus. no. 85, but a much finer example — really a very sightly coin. I also have a 4th Cent. B.C. Paphian bronze coin, from the old road.

As ever, Pete

[?npMarch 1935]

[margin bottom: A direct denial of what he wrote Christo, that we complained of underloading.]

65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain

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