[meteorite-list] Nininger to Perry, April 11, 1952
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:31:15 2004 Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV28ZzWD661HU000143d0_at_hotmail.com> ------=_NextPart_001_0010_01C42709.9A2BB0C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable (American Meteorite Museum Letterhead) AMERICAN METEORITE MUSUEM OPPOSITE METEOR CRATER ON HIGHWAY 66 POST OFFICE BOX 1171 WINSLOW ARIZONA Apr, 11 '52 Dear Stuart: Under separate cover I'm sending you the sawing from Tambo Quimada (?), L= ima, Peru. Sorry I forgot it. I cut only your slice from the specimen, and it is about 8 or 10 g. short= because it broke off on one of inclusion cavities, before I finished saw= ing. So I just left it on the main block. My slice weighs 65.7g. Yesterday I talked with Pres. Havill by phone. He said he had written you= that they were now ready for the money. I shall send you a copy of my report on the Xiquipilco Meteorites which w= as made possible by your generosity and a bill for which expenditures was= sent to the Univ. Please tell us if this credit line for the financing = is satisfactory at you. The wording could be changed if you will. I hope you can read this scratching. Mrs. Nininger is in Denver preparing= for the youngest daughter's wedding. Business is picking up now. Cordially, (signed) H.H. Nininger Mark Note 1: It appears Nininger is talking about Tambo Quemado, but it d= oes not look like he was trying to spell Quemado, Also most references s= how Quemado as coming from Leoncio Peado, Ayacucho, Peru. Nininger refers= to the location above as being in Lima, Peru. I will note that Nininger = in all letters before to Perry referred to this meteorite as the "Peru" o= f the "Tambo" iron. It is very well possible he just wasn't talented in s= pelling and chose to skip the part of the name he had problems with. This= might be the first time he used the full name and therefore, misspelled = it. Mark Note 2: This letter is much sloppier then most of the Nininger lette= rs I have seen. Also he notes in the letter, "I hope you can read this s= cratching. Mrs. Nininger is in Denver preparing for the youngest daughter= 's wedding." This could be a reference to the fact that Addie's handwrit= ing might be most of Harvey's letters. All the previous Nininger letters= are signed by Nininger so this is just a thought. I will also note that= Addie was the one that wrote all those little numbers on the Nininger pi= eces. Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-line archive of meteor= and meteorite articles. ------=_NextPart_001_0010_01C42709.9A2BB0C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV><FONT size=3D2= > <P>(American Meteorite Museum Letterhead)</P> <P>AMERICAN METEORITE MUS= UEM</P> <P>OPPOSITE METEOR CRATER ON HIGHWAY 66</P> <P>POST OFFICE BOX 11= 71</P> <P>WINSLOW ARIZONA</P> <P> </P> <P>Apr, 11 '52</P> <P>Dear St= uart:</P> <P>Under separate cover I'm sending you the sawing from Tambo Q= uimada (?), Lima, Peru. Sorry I forgot it.</P> <P>I cut only your slice f= rom the specimen, and it is about 8 or 10 g. short because it broke off o= n one of inclusion cavities, before I finished sawing. So I just left it = on the main block. My slice weighs 65.7g.</P> <P>Yesterday I talked with = Pres. Havill by phone. He said he had written you that they were <U>now r= eady</U> for the money.</P> <P>I shall send you a copy of my report on th= e Xiquipilco Meteorites which was made possible by your generosity and a = bill for which expenditures was sent to the Univ. Please tell = us if this credit line for the financing is satisfactory at you. The word= ing could be changed if you will.</P> <P>I hope you can read this scratch= ing. Mrs. Nininger is in Denver preparing for the youngest daughter's wed= ding. Business is picking up now.</P> <P>Cordially,</P> <P>(signed)</P> <= P>H.H. Nininger</P> <P>Mark Note 1: It appears Nininger is talking about = Tambo Quemado, but it does not look like he was trying to spell Quemado,&= nbsp; Also most references show Quemado as coming from Leo= ncio Peado, Ayacucho, Peru. Nininger refers to the location above as bein= g in Lima, Peru. I will note that Nininger in all letters before to Perry= referred to this meteorite as the "Peru" of the "Tambo" iron. It is very= well possible he just wasn't talented in spelling and chose to skip the = part of the name he had problems with. This might be the first time he us= ed the full name and therefore, misspelled it.</P> <P>Mark Note 2: This l= etter is much sloppier then most of the Nininger letters I have seen.&nbs= p; Also he notes in the letter, "I hope you can read this scratching. Mrs= Nininger is in Denver preparing for the youngest daughter's wedding."&n= bsp; This could be a reference to the fact that Addie's handwriting might= be most of Harvey's letters. All the previous Nininger letters are= signed by Nininger so this is just a thought. I will also note tha= t Addie was the one that wrote all those little numbers on the Nininger p= ieces.</P> <P> </P></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR>Plea= se visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-line archive of meteor and= meteorite articles.</DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_001_0010_01C42709.9A2BB0C0-- Received on Tue 20 Apr 2004 07:59:26 PM PDT |
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