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This letter concerns Otto Sverdrup, a member of Dr. Fridtjof Nansen's Greenland expedition.

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, to Robert E. Peary, Civil Engineer
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, to Robert E. Peary, Civil Engineer
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This letter concerns Otto Sverdrup, a member of Dr. Fridtjof Nansen's Greenland expedition.
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Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary Family Collection
Letters and Telegrams Received
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THEODORE ROOSEVELT. ASSISTANT SECRETARY. NAVY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON. November 1, 1897. My dear Mr. Peary: Nansen spoke to me about that Sverdrup matter. of course he can't be quoted, but he expressed his bitter and extreme disapproval, and said that he regretted to the last point what Sverdrup was doing. Let me know if there is any way I can help you, in this Department or otherwise. I be- lieve matters are now in far better shape to do anything for you. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosech Civil Engineer R.E.Peary, U.S.N., 177 Schermerhorn St., Brooklyn, N.Y.