Lot 189

ROOSEVELT, Franklin D. Typed letter signed ("F.DR") as President to Lt. John A. Roosevelt and his wife Anne, Washington, D.C., 2 February 1944. 1 page, 4to, pale green White House stationery, White House envelope addressed to Anne and John at the White House. FATHER TO SON. As John was on active duty, this Presidential thank-you is addressed to "Anne and Johnny" at the White House: "That was a grand suitcase which you gave me for Christmas, and I was sorely in need of a new one. If and when I make a trip, it will go along with me. Many, many thanks for thinking of me. It has been grand to have the children with us and I shall miss them much when they leave..."

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ROOSEVELT, Franklin D. Typed letter signed ("F.DR") as President to Lt. John A. Roosevelt and his wife Anne, Washington, D.C., 2 February 1944. 1 page, 4to, pale green White House stationery, White House envelope addressed to Anne and John at the White House. FATHER TO SON. As John was on active duty, this Presidential thank-you is addressed to "Anne and Johnny" at the White House: "That was a grand suitcase which you gave me for Christmas, and I was sorely in need of a new one. If and when I make a trip, it will go along with me. Many, many thanks for thinking of me. It has been grand to have the children with us and I shall miss them much when they leave..."