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Robert E. (Robert Edwin) Peary letter to George Rockwood

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Description
In this letter, written to New York City photographer, George Rockwood, Peary is paying for and asking about photographs of himself (that Rockwood took and sent to him) that he had received yet. Peary also promises to send Rockwood a copy of his "Arctic narrative" (his book Northward over the "great ice," published in 1898). The letter may be written by another person, but Peary signed it. There is also a note, possibly by Rockwood, "Have ordered 1dz" on page two.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date
1898, May 24.
Call number
mssHM 79890
Creator
Peary, Robert E (1856-1920)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Burndy Library Collection, Gift of Dibner Family, November 2006.
Dimensions
27 cm :
Associated people
Rockwood, George Gardner, (1832-1911,)
Associated organization
Burndy Library,
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