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I brevet sägs att flera sändningar av samlingar till Stockholm har skickats:
Sändning 1 1910-11-24 med båten "SS Oscar II".
Sändning 2 1910-12-29 med båten "United States".
Sändning 3 1911-02-02 med båten "SS C.F. Tietgen".
I tredje sändningen ingick två kanoter, en stockkanot från Ojibwa och en kanot av björknäver från Delawareindianer. Sedan nämns att en tredje ska skickas från nordvästkusten. Den tredje är sannolikt 9000.10.0759 och har vid brevtillfället ännu inte kommit till New York.

...the other day I had shipped to you from the University of Pennsylvania Museum in Philadelphia the two canoes I told you about, that were sent...some time ago, both Heye Collection duplicates. I enclose bill of ...your specimiens. The followin old bill for specimens sent you and for expensage still remain unpaid:
1 Oct 24 1910 Specimens and pictures
2 Dec 3, 1910 Specimens
3 Jan 6, 1911 Specimens
4 Oct 24, 1910, Expensage [?]

I have letters from the Scandianian American line showing that lot number 1 was delaged, but went forward on the SS Oscar II november 24th 1910, lot number 2 went forward on Steam "United States" on December 29th 1910 and lot number 3 went on the SS C.F. Tietgenwhich sailed yesterday. The canoes shippe a few days ago are also aboard the S.S. "C.F. Tietgen". There is one more canoe coming to you, from the north-west coast, but I have no idea when it will reach New York. Mr Heye says that in the near future he will let you have an indian made model of the ceremonial house or temple of the Delawares showing the architecture and all the carvings; a model of the Wichita Indian grass-house, and one of the Shawnee Indian domeshaped bark wigwam. Would you care to buy these?
The dug-out canoe was bought from the Eastern Ojibwa or Chippewa Indians at Walpole, Ontario, Canada by myself in October 1910. The longest of the three paddles belongs to this canoe. The indian paddle is standing upright in one end. It is typical of the Eastern United States south of the habitat of the canoe-birch, The Delawares used canoes of this kind.
The birch bark canoe with its two short paddles was bought from the Pillager Band of Western Chippewas in Minnesota by Dr Charles Eastman. Mr Heyes catalogue number, Which may be seen on the canoe was 2/7256. I bought the canoe from Mr Heye as it was a duplicate.