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207 Pennsvlvania Ave
Paterson N.J.
May 14th 20

Mr. Geo. H. Pepper.
Museum of the American Indian.

Dear Sir:-,

I received your letter of the 13th inst today in answer to my letter to Stan V. Henkles of Phila. I wish to say at present I am undecided as to what I shall do with my collection, but am very sorry that Mr. Henkles turned my letter over to your institution because I went to him more for political reasons than for selling. 

However should your Museum desire the collection of Wampum which is the only collection of its kind showing the manufacture of wampum in its several stages. 4,200 beads were found after excavating, about 1000 perfect polished beads purple & blue split in the course of manufacture 1000 blacked out specimens round and octagon shape partly drilled showing where they had split in two when drill came in contact with the grain 2,000 beads broken and showing 5 or 6 other stages of manufacture. After excavating the remains of this wampum factory 66 perfect beads were found that might have been lost by falling through the floor of the log cabin workshop I spent 2 months excavating on this site in the Fall of 1916 on Peter Myers Farm North Paterson.

I wish you could call sometime and view this collection which must be seen to be appreciated. I would rather see you personally regarding the price I value this collection at. I have never thought seriously of selling my collection or any part-thereof outside of selling to the City of Paterson. I hope sometime to have the pleasure of meeting you and would be glad to have you call at any-time I am also visiting to-day to Mr. SKinner, and I kindly ask you to refer to his letter why I wrote to S.V. Henkles. 

Hoping you will sometime come to Paterson and view my collection and if possible in company with Mr. Skinner, I beg to remain.
Yours Very Respectfully, 
Carl Schondorf.