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Franklin D. Roosevelt ALS

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Franklin D. Roosevelt ALS
"WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED AFTER THE AUCTION ENDS BY THE AUCTIONEER ONCE ALL BIDS HAVE BEEN PROCESSED TO DETERMINE THE WINNER FOR EACH LOT."
Historically significant autograph letter signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt as President on White House stationery, undated though shortly before the start of WWII. Here, Roosevelt writes Norman Davis, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, regarding a job for Barbara Rutherford, the daughter of Roosevelt's long-standing mistress, Lucy Mercer Rutherford. In full, ''Dear Norman / Barbara and her family think that she should rejoin them for the next few months - and I think that is best - It was good of you to give her this chance for training and she and I are very grateful - if this war does break out she will be working at it somewhere! As ever / F.D.R.'' Extremely rare letter by Roosevelt referencing a relationship between himself and Lucy Rutherford, even rarer still that it dates to at least the late 1930's when Roosevelt and Rutherford's relationship was supposedly dormant. Accompanied by original White House transmittal envelope addressed in Roosevelt's hand, ''Hon. Norman Davis / Kindness of Miss Rutherford.'' Letter, measuring 7'' x 9'', has one fold from mailing, otherwise near fine condition. Housed in an ornate green leather clamshell case.