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November 19, 1923.

Mr. Harry E. Hurst,
1st Sergeant, U.S.M.C.
Santiago, Dominican Republic, W. I.

Dear Mr. Hurst:-

Was delighted to get your good letter of November 3rd. It looks as if you are a man after my own heart. I certainly hope that you will still be there when I come down. Let me know after the election how things are going, and if you are transferred, write me your new address. And then, when a date is finally fixed for me to come, we'll see what can be done at Washington to get a leave of absence for you.

You are right about my coming as an unofficial visitor. My traveling here and there about the island, and the taking of numerous photographs, etc., will be readily explained by the fact that I propose to write a book about Santo Domingo.

Well! Keep me posted, and I'll let you know when our plans take definite shape, or when anything else develops.

In Cuba we did most of our digging in caves and on the sites of old Indian villages in the open. When I come I'll expect to visit all parts of the Republic, except, perhaps, the extreme east, to locate and put on my map as many old Indian grounds as possible, to buy some collections, and finally to go back and dig in one or two selected places in each district, where prospects seem best.

I may, however, decided to divide the island roughly into districts in my map, locate the points of interest in each district, and do what digging is necessary before moving on to the next.

Thanking you again for your kindness, and hoping to see you before many months have passed, I remain

Sincerely yours,

MRH-m