Viewing page 380 of 429

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

Montevideo, Febr. 12, 1927.

My dear Dr. Schmitt:

Yesterday I had the pleasure to receive your kind letter Jan. 20, including six dollars. Also yours August 12 reached me last September. I did not answer these last because you wrote you were leaving Washington in a few days. - The pictures of the Rhea expedition and those of Puerto La Paloma were immediately sent to Señor Roca (Florida) and Señorita Franco, respectively. 

When you arrive here you will find the parrots and also a pair of our "cardenal", as you have sent too much money for the parrots, which are cheap. In fact you should have sent any money at all. [[underlined]]Ich war wutend[[/underlined]]! as old Luederwaldt.

I told my friend Lehweizer what you say about his trip through North Argentina and Bolivia and he is making an outline of it. 

Yes, the Fisheries Bureau has a debt of nearly #40.000 which is increasing with a lost of #1.000 monthly. The government knows not what he shall do with it. 

Since November 2, 1926, I am retired from service, [[underlined]]Gott sei Dank[[/underlined]]! Everything was going all right on this respect. Now I am working fine with translations and other things. I have, among others, a translation (zoological subject) for a well known scientist that is producing me some hundred dollars. Since I retired everything goes all right with me. 

We have many, many things to speak of when you arrive here. 

With best regards and good wishes 

Sincerely yours 
[[underline]] Juan Tremoleras[[/underline]]

P.F.O.

Transcription Notes:
German translation: "I was angry!" This means that the sentence before is probably missing "not" in between "should" and "have".