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THEODORE ROOSEVELT. ASSISTANT SECRETARY NAVY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON. November 29, 1897. My dear Mr. Peary: You are most kind to send me that Polar bear skin. Indeed I shall prize it greatly, though it will be a constant regret to me that I did not kill it myself, for most of my trophies represent my own mild prowess. I am glad to hear that you are to address the Royal Geographical and Royal Scottish So- cieties. When you come back I wish you would give me a chance to see you. Very sincerely yours, Theodore Rooscult Civil Engineer R. E. Peary, U. S. N., Brooklyn, N. Y.

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This letter thanks Robert E. Peary for sending him a polar bear skin and congratulates him on his speaking engagements with the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Scottish Society.

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