ANDRÉE, SALOMON. (1854-1897). Swedish scientist and polar explorer who perished in his attempt to reach the North Pole in a hydrogen balloon. ALS. (“S.A. Andree”). 1p. 4to. Stockholm, October 6, 1895. To ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON (1853-1937), influential editor of The Century magazine.
“Your letter of the 10 Sept. is received. I would certainly have estimated it agreeable to do with you, as the proposed price is acceptable, etc. But I am sorry to say, that under the present circumstances I have no time at all for anything but necessary work. Besides I may say that I have so many years experience as a scientific man and as a journalist, that I can under no circumstances agree to have the payement [sic] for my articles depending of discretion. I know how to write such matters, and in fact I permit no essential alterations in articles signed by me. The letter sent to the American minister at Stockholm has not been forwarded to me. But I think, that a letter addressed to my friend Mr. Ekholm has, some days ago, been forwarded to him by the minister.”

S. A. Andrée and Knut Frænkel with the crashed balloon on the pack ice, photographed by the third expedition member, Nils Strindberg