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to William E. Shepherd re: declining membership in the Beaux-Arts Institute
1939/01/27
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Signed as President on White House stationery. He notes he is a rank amateur
GLC02793.083
to Harry A. Woodring re: Christmas greetings, with envelope
1939/12/25
Signed as President to his Secretary of War. The envelope has a silver foil seal reading "Please DO NOT OPEN until CHRISTMAS." Typed on White House stationery. Alluding to wartime rationing, FDR jokes "This metal [on the envelope seal] can be...
GLC02793.084
to Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam re: opposition to prohibition
1943/03/09
Signed as President on White House stationery. Written as a follow-up to meeting with Methodist bishops.
GLC02793.085
to Arthur J. Morris re: estates of his mother and father, income taxes
1943/06/17
Signed as President on White House stationery. Morris was President of the Fulton Trust Co.
GLC02793.086
to Arthur J. Morris re: thanks for congratulations, questions about legacy
1944/11/21
Signed as President on White House stationery.
GLC02793.087
to Arthur J. Morris re: distribution of his mother's estate to his children
1945/01/11
GLC02793.088
to Arthur J. Morris re: income tax deductions
1945/03/28
GLC02793.089
Pardon of Albert Ellsworth Jackson (c/s Francis Biddle [AG])
16 September 1942
Restoring Jackson's rights. Convicted of using the mails to defraud; pardoned since he has been a law-abiding citizen. Accompanied by transmittal letter from the U.S. Pardon Attorney.
GLC00068.22
[Veto of New York State Assembly Bill Introductory Number 833, Printed Number 875]
March 15, 1929
Veto of "an ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to punishment for receiving deposits in insolvent banks." Roosevelt vetoes the bill commenting, "I am unwilling to accept a bill that lessens the penalty for this peculiarly outrageous breach of...
GLC00803
Memorandum for D. Basil O'Connor
December 23, 1932
Roosevelt advises in humor that the Knickerbocker Ice Company has a cold storage plant in Brooklyn that O'Connor can rent, commenting that "After visits from your old friends like Gus and Meyer and Julian, a night spent in the cooler will restore you...
GLC00894
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