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Auction archive: Lot number 45

ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN DELANO. 1882-1945.

Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
US$2,422
Auction archive: Lot number 45

ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN DELANO. 1882-1945.

Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
US$2,422
Beschreibung:

ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN DELANO. 1882-1945. 10 Typed Letters Signed ("Franklin D. Roosevelt," 3 of them likely secretarial) primarily to Cleveland E. Dodge, 10 pp total, including 3 from the White house discussing appointments, various letterheads, September 23, 1928 to September 11, 1939, with a carbon of Mrs. Dodge's refusal to join his Gubernatorial re-election committee, October 15, 1930. WITH: 2 Typed Letters Signed ("Eleanor Roosevelt"), 3 pp total, October 11, 1940 and May 25, 1954, with a check from Cleveland Dodge, endorsed by Eleanor Roosevelt, and a clipped signature of FDR from a dinner in 1937. INTERESTING ARCHIVE OF CORRESPONDENCE FROM FDR AND ELEANOR, ranging from his time as Governor through his presidency, and including a letter from Eleanor to Mrs. Dodge informing her of an imminent appointment to the hospitality committee of the United Nations. The FDR letters from the White House all involve potential appointments, including an intriguing refusal from FDR to Dodge, noting, "I am sure you appreciate my position in this matter, and also my desire to serve you at all times."

Auction archive: Lot number 45
Auction:
Datum:
23 Oct 2019
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN DELANO. 1882-1945. 10 Typed Letters Signed ("Franklin D. Roosevelt," 3 of them likely secretarial) primarily to Cleveland E. Dodge, 10 pp total, including 3 from the White house discussing appointments, various letterheads, September 23, 1928 to September 11, 1939, with a carbon of Mrs. Dodge's refusal to join his Gubernatorial re-election committee, October 15, 1930. WITH: 2 Typed Letters Signed ("Eleanor Roosevelt"), 3 pp total, October 11, 1940 and May 25, 1954, with a check from Cleveland Dodge, endorsed by Eleanor Roosevelt, and a clipped signature of FDR from a dinner in 1937. INTERESTING ARCHIVE OF CORRESPONDENCE FROM FDR AND ELEANOR, ranging from his time as Governor through his presidency, and including a letter from Eleanor to Mrs. Dodge informing her of an imminent appointment to the hospitality committee of the United Nations. The FDR letters from the White House all involve potential appointments, including an intriguing refusal from FDR to Dodge, noting, "I am sure you appreciate my position in this matter, and also my desire to serve you at all times."

Auction archive: Lot number 45
Auction:
Datum:
23 Oct 2019
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
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