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Isaac Israel Hayes was an American explorer, physician and politician. He began his career in 1853 as a ship's surgeon on an expedition to north west Greenland. Further Arctic expeditions followed including one he led himself in 1860-61. Returning home to discover the American Civil War had begun, he enrolled as a surgeon in the Union Army and was subsequently appointed in charge of the Satterlee General Hospital in Philadelphia. After the war he published a book about his expedition 'The Open Polar Sea', before being elected to the New York State Assembly some years later.
Isaac Israel Hayes was an American explorer, physician and politician. He began his career in 1853 as a ship's surgeon on an expedition to north west Greenland. Further Arctic expeditions followed including one he led himself in 1860-61. Returning home to discover the American Civil War had begun, he enrolled as a surgeon in the Union Army and was subsequently appointed in charge of the Satterlee General Hospital in Philadelphia. After the war he published a book about his expedition 'The Open Polar Sea', before being elected to the New York State Assembly some years later.
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| Title: | Letter from Isaac Israel Hayes |
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| Description: | In his letter written from New York, Isaac Israel Hayes discusses various publications and translations of his book "The Open Polar Sea". The book was published in 1867 by Sampson Low & Marston. |
| Address: | 33 West 24th Street, New York |
| Letter dated: | 26-06-1867 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 4 pages |
| Type of letter: | Discussion of work published or forthcoming, including copyright |
| Key works mentioned: | The Open Polar Sea |
| Key organisations mentioned: | Smithsonian |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | Brady-Handy photograph collection Library of Congress |
| Identifier: | SL_80 |
