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PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 12/05/1931 - HFSID 100765

Franklin D. Roosevelt sends a typed letter asking for help in setting up a co-op for some woods near his home in Hyde Park. Typed Letter Signed: "Franklin D. Roosevelt" as Governor of New York, 1p, 8x10½. At Warm Springs, Georgia, 1931 December 5. To Lewis S. Thompson, Esq.

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FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
Franklin D. Roosevelt sends a typed letter asking for help in setting up a co-op for some woods near his home in Hyde Park.
Typed Letter Signed: "Franklin D. Roosevelt" as Governor of New York, 1p, 8x10½. At Warm Springs, Georgia, 1931 December 5. To Lewis S. Thompson, Esq., New York City, New York. In full: "You probably know of my interest in the woodlands on our place at Hyde Park. This leads me to believe that you and others may be interested in the further development of our local woods. In order to handle properly the woodlands of Duchess County and vicinity, it has been proposed that the owners who do not feel they have a sufficient area to justify a trained forester might join together in a group effort to manage, plant, and profitably utilize the forests. In cooperation with Dean baker of the State College of Forestry at Syracuse, I have proposed that those of us in this section who would like to manage their woodlands either for profit or their aesthetic values, or perhaps both, should join together and employ a trained forester who could handle our woods properties to our financial or pleasurable advantage. It is proposed to have Professor Nelson C. Brown of the College of Forestry at Syracuse call upon you to discuss the plan if you feel you would be interested. Please let me know if this thought appeals to you and if you would like to discuss it with Mr. Brown at your office or home. Very sincerely yours," Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), the 32nd President of the U.S., served as President longer than any other man (1933-1945). Roosevelt, who was elected to an unprecedented four terms as President and served for 12 years before dying in office in 1945, led the nation through two of its greatest crises, the Great Depression and WWII. He had previously served as Governor of New York (1929-1933), Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1913-1920), a post once held by his cousin, Theodore Roosevelt, and as a New York State Senator (1911-1913), and had been a candidate for the Democratic Vice Presidential nomination in 1920. Fold creases not near signature. Stained. Ink note (unknown hand) at upper left. Lower left corner missing. Otherwise, fine condition.

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