Nov 08, 2018 - Sale 2492

Sale 2492 - Lot 254

Price Realized: $ 1,040
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. Autograph Letter Signed, "Roosevelt," as President, to Cordell Hull ("For Secretary of State, Buenos Aires"), retained draft of a telegram, in pencil, congratulating him and offering to make a public statement. 1/2 page, 4to, ruled paper; vertical line through text at center in pencil, faint scattered foxing, evenly toned, two holes punched in upper margin. Np, [December 1936?]
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"I am delighted with and congratulate you on the good news and splendid progress. Stop. If you think it useful I can give out a short statement in Washington Wednesday stressing general satisfaction in Team work and its future usefulness, and if you agree would appreciate a short draft from you to reach me by Thursday evening."

In December of 1936, the Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace was held in Buenos Aires, where Cordell Hull led the American delegation. The Conference resulted in an agreement among the 21 American republics.