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Peary, Robert E., 1856-1920 to Clarence C. Buel

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02475.10 Author/Creator: Peary, Robert E., 1856-1920 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 May 1891 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Indicates that he is planning "an Expedition to determine the northern terminus of Greenland." Reports to Buel, the assistant editor of Century Magazine, that he has been advised to seek an outlet for publishing articles related to the expedition, but had not yet made specific plans.

Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920
Buel, Clarence Clough, 1850-1933

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