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U. S. F. S. ALBATROSS,
Sausalito, Calif., 
^[[Feb. 28 - 1914]]

Mr. Edward Driscoll,
512 Twenty-second [[insertion]] ^ Ave. [[/insertion]] South,
Seattle, Wash.

You are hereby employed for the position mentioned in my letter of January 19, at a salary of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) per month, beginning April 15, and ending June 30, 1914. This letter date marks the end of our fiscal year, but there is practically no doubt but that the cruise will last six months and that your services will be required throughout the entire period. 

We expect to be in Seattle about April 15, but I [[strikethrough]] s [[/strikethrough]] shall advise you further regarding the exact date of our [[strikethrough]] arr [[/strikethrough]] arrival. The date of your employment holds irrespective of any delays in our present program. 

We are to investigate the possibilities of certain halibut banks reported off the coast of Washington and Oregon, from the mouth of the Columbia south to Hecla Head on Coos Bay. It will be our endeavor to determine the yield of these banks by fishing them for the better part of one season. 

For this purpose you will secure the services of four practical halibut fishermen, who will be in your charge and under your direction. Their employment would