Auction Date:2011 Jul 13 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, August 24, 1939. Letter to Duncan Harris. In full: “It was good to get your note at Halifax last Monday and I sincerely hope you have not had as much fog as we had. I planned to go into Mahone Bay but the fog delay and the international situation made it impossible. I am delighted to see those 'Popular Mechanics' stories, and I am much interested in Gilbert Hadden's expedition. I do hope he succeeds. What a grand crew you had with you. I wish I could have joined up." In fine condition.
The relationship between FDR and Harris was born in 1909, following an expedition the two men took in search of a supposed ‘Money Pit’—the site of numerous excavations to recover treasure believed buried on Oak Island, Nova Scotia. FDR's work on the island was brief but his interest continued for many years. In August 1939, while he was visiting Halifax, Nova Scotia, he privately devised a plan to anchor his battleship off Mahone Bay and see the work being conducted there at the time. As mentioned in the letter, the impending war in Europe prevented him from following through on his plans. A terrific and historic personal letter relating to the days immediately preceding the outbreak of World War II.
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