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MATTHEW HENSON
(1866 - 1955) African-American polar explorer who accompanied Peary to the North Pole, and was actually the first man to attain the Pole, running ahead of the incapacitated Peary who lay upon a sled. "I HELPED TO PLANT THE FLAG AT THE NORTH POLE" Rare handwritten and signed note, as "Matthew A. Henson", one page, approx. 3" x 4", Sep. 13, 1921, in full: "I was with Admiral R. E. Peary, from 1891 to 1909 and on May 6, 1909 I helped to plant the flag at the North Pole." Henson signs at the conclusion. Henson makes an inadvertent mistake, placing the date of his arrival at the Pole as May 6, when in fact it was April 6. Matted with a b/w chest-up photograph of Henson and mounted in a silver-edged frame, very good.

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April 7, 2017 2:00 PM EDT
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