Letter, 1917 Mar. 9, Washington, D.C. to William H. Hobbs, Ann Arbor.

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Letter, 1917 Mar. 9, Washington, D.C. to William H. Hobbs, Ann Arbor.

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Expresses thanks for Hobbs' suggestion to Century Magazine which resulted in Peary's "Secrets of Polar travel"; assumes he has heard from [C. L.] Barstow of Century.

1 p. Typescript signed.

University of Michigan

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University of Michigan

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