# Charley Percy — A Negro Explorer at the North Pole character guide

> Charley Percy in A Negro Explorer at the North Pole by Matthew Henson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Charley

**First appearance:** 0002-a-negro-explorer-at-the-north-pole

## Who they are

Expedition steward and assistant.

## In the story

### [Preparing for Winter at Cape Sheridan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_negro_explorer_at_the_north_pole_se/chapters/iv)

Intervenes when Eskimos try to bathe in the cooking water.

### [Safe on the Roosevelt—Poor Marvin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_negro_explorer_at_the_north_pole_se/chapters/xvii)

Seen working in the galley after Henson's arrival.

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