Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 to Arthur Carpenter

GLC02202

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GLC#
GLC02202
Type
Letters
Date
September 3, 1929
Author/Creator
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Title
to Arthur Carpenter
Place Written
Albany, New York
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 27 cm, Width: 21 cm
Primary time period
Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
Sub-Era
The Roaring Twenties

Writes a witty letter to the business manager at Warm Springs, Georgia, where Roosevelt founded the Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation in 1927. Jokes about mosquitoes briefly. Discusses the sprinkler system for the Meriwether Hotel. Signed with initials "F.D.R." with a correction on page two. Typed on Executive Chamber stationery. Marked confidential.

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