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[printed: THE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 33RD & SPRUCE STREETS, PHILADELPHIA 4]
Jan. 19-1954
Dear G. Roger: The enclosed should be self-explanatory. I hope I have not done anything naughty. But, as noted in my last, our problem is to spend pounds and save dollars. The passages for Agnes & the two children together (they go by Curio) will be consideraby more than $1500; but the coop. day will pay the difference, & to Museum in dollars if you need it. It will always be available in demand anyway to clean Basil; if not it will be available here in dollars to or applicable to either Benson or Cat. I am told this arrangement passes muster in your office. Your salary, as of Jan. in clean sterling would be $3600; if we take out the Cedros passage (the rest of the passage is on the Cedros too) it would mean about [illegible] (more or less) - of $2500 ca. at least.
D. H. C. showed up in en route to an expt. can continue the job of work on Curium coins for publication [illegible] a year's work. Curium, Gordion, & Afghanistan whole can will not together take up all of his time this year; but first the same can be no possibility of his finishing the Curium coins for this year. If she does not go to Jordan next year (which he hopes from time to time about not) he will devote next year to the Curium coins; they can put us down in N.Y. or New Haven, write the … continues
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