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Alaska Klondike Co-operative Mining Expedition Correspondence, 1897.

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Alaska Klondike Co-operative Mining Expedition Correspondence, 1897.
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280.00USDto j******d+ buyer's premium
This item SOLD at 2015 Oct 24 @ 12:08UTC-4 : AST/EDT
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Alaska. 6 letters of correspondence, dated November and December 1897, from J.W. Uppercu, promoter of the enterprise in Philadelphia to Mr. George Beaverson NY who will contribute 10 dollars (in one dollar installments) to the cause of underwriting the expedition. One letter is split on the folds and tape repaired. Also included is a letter from Beaverson's father saying that he will not support the cause, a December 1897 invitation to a meeting of the expedition in the Odd-Fellow's Temple in Philadelphia. Finally two letters of rejection from publishers on other topics. An interesting correspondence on how a businessman proposed to raise funds to mine Alaska gold. News reports that by August 6th 1898 Uppercu was no longer associated with the venture. Finally a 1909 price list of Nuts, and a 1897 letter of receipt of payment for song sheets.