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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 to Sharpless D. Green

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09783.01 Author/Creator: Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Typed letter signed Date: 3 October 1922 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 28 cm, Width: 21.5 cm Order a Copy

One letter From Franklin D. Roosevelt to Sharpless Dobson Green, dated October 3, 1922. Responds to Green's plea for advice to his senior students at Trenton High School. Roosevelet advises that it is an American citizen's duty to invest in the good for the public.

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945
Green, Sharpless Dobson, fl. 1922-1927
Bryce, James, 1838-1922

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