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Schaap, who has recently started a business on the island of Java in Indonesia, references artifacts that he sent to Coulter via Mr. Thomas, who works in Honolulu and offered to mail them to Coulter. Schaap also says that Dr. van der Hoop of a local…

According to his letter dated March 18, 1938, Robert Schaap sent "three detailed lists and a few photographs in a shipping case" addressed to Coulter.

Schaap informs Coulter that he has sent detailed lists and photographs to Coulter via the Dutch mail ship M.S. BRASTAGI. He also informs Coulter that he has obtained a permit to export prehistoric artifacts from Java.

Schaap tells Coulter that he has not done any collecting, as his business has been struggling due to a devaluation of currency. He continues by saying that he has packed some of his best artifacts, but a smuggling operation has tightened regulations…

Coulter informs Schaap that he has sent money to cover the purchasing and shipping costs for the artifacts he has collected on Coulter's behalf. He also tells Schaap that he has sent a "Mexican Clay Idol" for Dr. van der Hoop.

Coulter expresses interest in collecting artifacts from places where casual collectors struggle to collect artifacts. Coulter explains that artifacts can be difficult, if not impossible, to connect to individual Native American tribes. Coulter tells…

Schaap expresses to Coulter that he has been interested in collecting fossils and stone tools for the past year and a half. Schaap also says "Some Englishman said that the badger was a good archaeologist, because in digging his burrow he so often…

In response to Schaap's letter, Coulter sends him a cable telegram instructing him to continue purchasing interesting artifacts, but that the expenses are not to total more than $100.