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… Curium Excavations Episkopi, Limassol Cyprus 18 Feb 54
Dear Mr. Hill:
I gather that it is the time to say Welcome back to Athens! It is very good to feel that you are within reach, even if you don't answer my letters!
Curium affairs are progressing. We are short-handed now, which impedes matters, but we are hoping for additional assistance soon which will speed things along.
You will be glad to know that Dick Stillwell has finally agreed to come to deal with the Theatre-Palace in the summer. I received word two days ago, and have set things in motion. I am for getting someone to boil down Files, sherds for him. I am asking John Seltman of Famagusta to help us, and hope he will.
Also pleasant home-coming news for you is that Emily Harrison has written that she is making available to us about March 1 some £-780 (ca. $2200) for distribution among the staff (roughly along the lines of your recommendations) in lieu of legacies and in payment of the 10% raise due them from March 15, 1952 to the time of George's death. This is coming out of her own pocket, not from the estate. Also she plans to use part of George's charity bequest for a clinic for Episkopi. Isn't this fine? I have told no one except Joe about this, and especially want the news for the staff who is ready for them.
The Cyprus government has finally (early in the month) accepted the legacy of the property, and procedures leading to the eventual distribution of other legacies are now beginning to proceed. The Estate has been very generous to us in making it possible for us to acquire such of the furniture and equipment as was declared to belong to George's estate. A great deal of this we plan to turn over to the Cyprus Museum when we leave.
Rodney writes that he was able to have the Bamboula material which we so urgently need delivered to you on the boat. May we hope that you can find some way of sending it on to us promptly? I presume you yourself won't wish to come to us until the weather is a little more agreeable (or does that matter?). If not, could someone at the Embassy ensure safe and swift delivery to us in the meantime?
We look forward to your coming and hope you can make us a long visit. If ever your wisdom and experience were needed it is, most certainly, here this year.
Sincerely,
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