Greenland 1915 1 Record of Photographs
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"Not used" Parker Sykes Bart Greenland - 16 December 1918 President H. F. Osborn American Mus. Nat. Hist., New York. Dear Sir: I beg to submit the following report of the voyage of the auxiliary schooner "George B. Cluett" under charter to the American Museum of Natural His- tory for the relief of the Crocker Fund Expedition Party, to bring back the members of the party and their collections and other property from Etah, North Greenland. Acting under your instructions to take charge of this Relief Expedition, I left New York on 1 July and pro- ceeded to Sydney, Nova Scotia, spending Tuesday, 6th July, with Admiral Peary at Eagle Island. He gave me sev- eral suggestions regarding plans. That evening I received word that the "Cluett" would not leave St. Anthony, N. F., until 10 July, but I wired her captain to hasten his departure and I went on to Sydney, where I arrived on the 8th. The "Cluett" did not leave St. Anthony until noon of the 10th, thus being delayed two nine days later than was of set. The date specified in her