{"product_id":"franklin-d-roosevelt-autograph-warm-springs-mistress-letter-as-gov-signed-psa","title":"FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Autograph WARM SPRINGS Mistress Letter as GOV Signed * PSA","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" color=\"#0039f3\" size=\"6\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFDR's Alleged Mistress types a letter to the Bishop of Washington from FDR's future \"Little White House\" Retreat in Warm Springs, GA.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e32nd President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt autograph typewritten letter on State of New York Executive Chamber Albany letterhead as Governor, dated May 5, 1930, discussing the building of the Washington National Cathedral, and signed by FDR at conclusion with fine bold, full signature. Secretarially annotated at bottom as \u003cfont color=\"#0039f3\"\u003e\"FDR-MM\"\u003c\/font\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#0039f3\"\u003e\u003cspan data-subtree=\"aimfl,mfl\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' style=\"caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);\"\u003eFranklin D. Roosevelt's deeply devoted private secretary, famously referred to by her initials \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"tP2kf#s32ZS\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" jsuid=\"PzyBwc_j\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' style=\"caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);\"\u003eM.M.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\" was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"tP2kf#s32ZS\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" jsuid=\"PzyBwc_k\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' style=\"caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);\"\u003eMarguerite Alice \"Missy\" LeHand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cspan jsuid=\"PzyBwc_l\" class=\"WBgIic Wg1cdb notranslate\" jsaction=\"rcuQ6b:\u0026amp;PzyBwc_l|npT2md\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=PzyBwc_l\/R4Tih\" jscontroller=\"XqmSxe#JjQTXe\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-wiz-uids=\"PzyBwc_m,PzyBwc_n,PzyBwc_o\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' style=\"caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NMq1me\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" jsaction=\"click:\u0026amp;PzyBwc_l|QNgZi\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=PzyBwc_l\/TKHnVd\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' style=\"margin: 0px; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);\"\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" data-sfc-ls=\"PzyBwc_l\/kMntnd\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' style=\"margin: 0px; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#0039f3\"\u003e \u003c\/font\u003eF\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eDR and his inner political circle frequently used \"M.M.\" as a shorthand signature and abbreviation in their correspondence and inter-office memos during his tenure as Governor of New York (1929–1932), and later at the White House. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eLeHand lived as a member of the Roosevelt family, managing household duties, traveling with FDR, and acting as his White House hostess when Eleanor Roosevelt was away.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoosevelt responds to Reverend James Freeman, the Bishop of Washington regarding the building of the Washington National Cathedral, from his Warm Springs, GA retreat where he frequently sought relief from polio in the 88-degree mineral springs. Roosevelt first visited the resort in 1924, and later purchased it. Nicknamed the \"Little White House\" during his presidency, it was also where Roosevelt would tragically suffer his fatal stroke there on April 12, 1945.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn full, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\" color=\"#0039f3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"My Dear Bishop Freeman,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\" color=\"#0039f3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI had a nice talk with Mr. Lewis at the meeting in Newburgh before I left for Warm Springs, and I am very glad that he is doing such excellent work. I am, of course, glad that so many Masonic bodies and individuals are taking such fine interest in the building of the Washington Cathedral. I hope that this Autumn I may have an opportunity of going to Washington and seeing the excellent progress which you have made during these past few years.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\" color=\"#0039f3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVery sincerely yours,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#0039f3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFranklin D. Roosevelt\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe FDR autographed letter has been thoroughly examined and CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC BY PSA\/DNA EXPERT EXAMINATION, and encapsulated using PSA\/DNA's proprietary sonically-sealed technology. GUARANTEED GENUINE.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCondition is as shown, with toning, small stain at left mailing folds, stray pencil notations in unknown hand, and filing stamp at lower left, consistent with age, use and handling. Letter measures appx. 9.75\" x 8\" inside 13\" x 10\" slab.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"first-half\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; word-break: break-word;\"\u003eNOTE: several examples of \"Newton's Ring\" appear on the reverse side of the encapsulate (the rings that look like little air bubbles trapped inside) -- a common, harmless byproduct of the slabbing process of larger items, not affecting the autograph or letter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"second-half\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; word-break: break-word;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eBuy with confidence – we’re proud to have served a range of private collectors, scholars, auction houses and prestigious institutions. Our items can be found and referenced in institutions including The Charles Darwin Project, George Washington’s Mount Vernon, Patrick Henry's Red Hill National Memorial, and the McKinley Presidential Library, among many others. Please view our exceptional feedback and ratings, and our additional historic autograph and artifact auctions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOwn a unique, original piece of Presidential history! 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