FIRST LADY ELEANOR ROOSEVELT - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 03/01/1960 - HFSID 167783
Sale Price $225.00
Reg. $280.00
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
Eleanor Roosevelt sends a typed letter of thanks for the letter and
the report.
Typed Letter signed: "Eleanor Roosevelt", 1 p, 6x7. On
personal letterhead. New York, New York, 1960 March 1. To "Dear Miss
Hershan". In full: "It was heartwarming to get your
letter and I want to thank you warmly for your thought in writing. Your report
makes up for much time that I thought wasted! With my warm thanks and every good
wish, Very sincerely yours." When Anna Eleanor Roosevelt married her distant
cousin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, in 1905, her uncle, President Theodore Roosevelt,
gave her away. Eleanor (1884-1962) served as First Lady for 12 years and 39
days (March 4, 1933 until her husband's death of a cerebral hemorrhage on
April 12, 1945), longer than any other woman.She had previously been
First Lady of New York when FDR was Governor of the state (1929-1933).
Eleanor later became known as "First Lady of the World" for her humanitarian
efforts, including getting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted
by the United Nations. Stained at left edge. Fold crease not near signature.
Otherwise, fine condition.
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