1946

CURIUM EXCAVATIONS EPISKOPI, LIMASSOL CYPRUS

21 November, 1946Director, The University Museum, 33rd and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia.

Dear Mrs. Godfrey,

Thank you very much for your letter of November 6th which reached me yesterday. [handwritten: I] hope our orders for material is not putting Mrs. Robbins to too much trouble. [handwritten: I] know how hard it must be getting supplies at the present time.

In reference to your statement of amounts contributed to Curium Excavations by me and by the Museum, it is my understanding that the Museum's commitment for 1945-46 was $1,000.00, and for 1946-47 $2,000.00, or one fourth of the budget as estimated on your statement shows that the Museum sent $2,000.00 on 18 July, 1946, to the Ottoman Bank at Limassol and $1,000.00 credited Curium Excavations with an additional $1,000.00 on October 8th. July 16th, was a cheque which I drew to the Museum of the $1,000.00 which you have been contributed by the Museum. You will note that this amount of $1,000.00 which I sent to the Museum's unpaid commitments at $1,000.00 is deducted from your statement from here does not appear on your statement. When this amount is deducted it will leave the Museum's unpaid commitment of $1,000.00 to the Museum.

Enclosed, however, with my letter was a cheque for $1,000.00 for the favor of the Museum. If you find this amount correct I should deposit this amount with the Youngs at their bank for their fellowship. I shall send you a cheque for an additional $1,000.00 for the New Year.

I had a pleasant flight over interrupted by the TWA strike which became effective when we reached Rome. By the time we had reached Paris they knew that the strike was on but our pilots decided they preferred Italy to France, so they took us down as far as Rome and went on strike there. A Swedish plane got me to Athens some days later. I saw Mr. Ill who seemed very well. He said it was his definite intention to come down here soon and probably part of it which is devoted to the local ticle, and that terrace walls seems to have excited his interest. He showed him my article altogether in his own special line. It is a subject putting off the division finds with the British Government in the hope that he actually will be joining the Expedition in the near future.

Very sincerely yours,

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