The Cook-Peary Files: October 25, 1909: A lawyer informs Dr. Cook of Barrill’s payoff
July 25, 2019
Edward N. Barrill
This is the 14th in a series examining significant unpublished documents related to the Polar Controversy.
In early October of 1909, rumors flew that Edward N. Barrill, who had been Dr. Cook’s only companion on his claimed climb of Mt. McKinley in 1906 was being solicited to swear an affidavit that not only had [...]