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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 Recommendation to Congress that Bequest of Justice Holmes Be Set Aside in a Special Fund--Message from the President of the United States.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09693.14 Author/Creator: Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 25 April 1935 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 23.3 cm, Width: 14.9 cm Order a Copy

One pamphlet entitled, "Recommendation to Congress that Bequest of Justice Holmes Be Set Aside in a Special Fund--Message from the President of the United States," dated April 25, 1935. Recommends that a residuary estate left by Justice Holmes be set aside in a special fund rather than being absorbed by the Treasury per Holmes's request.

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945
Holmes, Oliver Wendell Jr., 1841-1935

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