Robert E. Peary correspondence [manuscript], 1892-1898.

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Robert E. Peary correspondence [manuscript], 1892-1898.

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Letter #1: 1892 Oct 8. To S. S. McClure. Refers to McClure's favor of the 28th regarding articles for their "syndicate." Peary writes that he will be glad to hear any proposition they wish to offer him. Letter #2: 1893 June 2. To S. S. McClure. Writes to acknowledge receipt of McClure's letter of June 1 as well as the proofs of his article from Mr. Williams. While he has not had much time to correct errors, he finds them to be in general accordance with his statements. Includes clipping of 6 portraits. Letter #3: 1893 June 2. To Mr. Williams. Writes that he has received Williams' letter and corrected proof, and has no objections to it being published, although he has not had time to revise it. He wishes Williams and his wife well and invites them to visit. Letter #4: 1898 June 23. From F. N. Doubleday to R. E. Peary. Central National Bank check for $250.00 made out to Lieutenant R. E. Peary and signed by F. N. Doubleday, Treasurer, S. S. McClure Company.

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Doubleday, Frank Nelson, 1862-1934

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Publisher. From the description of Letter to D. M. Martin [manuscript], 1926 November 19. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647816280 ...

McClure, S. S. (Samuel Sidney), 1857-1949

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Journalist, writer of books for boys. From the description of S.S. McClure check to James Barnes, 1898 June 29. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 53795304 American publisher. From the description of Letter to Edward Sylvester Ellis, 1892 October 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 51846140 ...

Peary, Robert Edwin, 1856-1920

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Robert Edwin Peary Sr. (born May 6, 1856, Cresson, Pennsylvania – died February 20, 1920, Washington, D.C.) was an American explorer and United States Navy officer who made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best known for claiming to have reached the geographic North Pole with his expedition on April 6, 1909. Though born in Pennsylvania, Peary grew up in in Portland, Maine. He went to a prominent boarding school called Loomis Chaffe. He attende...