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Franklin D. Roosevelt: Autograph Letter Signed "FDR".... (Total: 2 Items)
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Franklin D. Roosevelt: Autograph Letter Signed "FDR". Postmarked February 10, 1928. Warm Springs, Georgia. Two pages. 6" x 7". On Warm Springs, Georgia letterhead. Sold with the original transmittal envelope. To Mr. Dwight L. Hoopingarner, New York, New York. FDR writes to Dwight L. Hoopingarner, President of the American Construction Council. The American Construction Council. He briefly discusses some minor business matters and then turns to the more personal matter of the health of his trusted assistant and dear friend Marguerite A. "Missy" LeHand. He writes: "Dear Hoopy/ That statement of the/ Adirondack Co. looks very/ good./ Jo Johnson comes on Sat./ for at least a day./ The Tonto Springs proposition/ I am not keen about unless/ it can be got for 1/2/ the present figure The/ Adairs are in great trouble/ Missy is laid up with/ quite a bad heart attack but/ is being very good & Miss/ Blackberry takes excellent/ care of her./ As ever/ FDR". At times FDR's relationship with Missy LeHand was deemed scandalous and though she preceded him in death, he made provision in his will to cover her medical expenses from income from his estate. Slight toning to paper with some minor fading to ink and a central horizontal fold crease, and additional light cockling, else very good.Auction Info
2009 November Grand Format Americana Auction #6032 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
November, 2009
17th-18th
Tuesday-Wednesday
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