Gilbert Hedden files – 1936

Letter from Hedden to R.V. Harris outlining his ‘plan of attack’ – April 8 1936
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Letter from Fred Blair to R.V. Harris expressing an unenthusiastic opinion regarding Hedden’s drilling plans.
May 4th 1936
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Letter from R.V. Harris to Hedden regarding power connections on Oak Island – April 15 1936
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Letter from Hedden to R.V. Harris expressing his enjoyment at having ‘a grand old time’ having embarked on his ‘foolish enterprise’ – June 30 1936
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Gilbert Hedden’s detailed excavation report in his own words – July 10 1936
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Letter from R.V. Harris to Hedden in which he describes discovering an inscribed stone on the shore of Oak Island. Harris attempts to decipher some of the inscription he was able to see – July 20 1936
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Letter from Hedden to R.V. Harris in which he considers the inscribed stone to be the ‘work of a jokester’. He also explains that he has begun dowsing on Oak Island – August 24 1936
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Letter from R.V.Harris to Hedden in which he states a belief that Hedden is on his way to solving the mystery, after the rapid progress he has made on the Island this year – September 15 1936
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