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Franklin D. Roosevelt autograph letter signed as President. Letter to his uncle Frederick Delano is dated 9 September 1938, in the few days between a medical scare with FDR's son Jimmy and an aggressive move by Hitler involving the Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia. Sent from Hyde Park, New York, letter reads in full, "Friday. Dear Uncle Fred. All my nice plans for going to Algonac tomorrow for your Birthday are off – for I go to Rochester to night & Jimmy's operation is Monday. Meanwhile ever so many Happy Returns – You are the grandest person I know – in every way. Affectionately FDR". Single-page letter on White House stationery measures 7" x 9". Near fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Autograph Letter Signed as President, Just Days Before Acting to Counter Hitler's Maneuvers in Czechoslovakia -- "…plans for going to Algonac tomorrow…are off…"
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