May 05, 2016 - Sale 2413

Sale 2413 - Lot 180

Price Realized: $ 358
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. Two items, each sent to his school-mate Douglas L. Furness: Typed Letter Signed * Partly-printed Document Signed. The letter, as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, stating that he has sent a letter of recommendation on his behalf for a Naval commission. 1 page, 4to, 'Navy Department' stationery. The document, as Acting Secretary of the Navy, certifying the completion of the Naval Training Cruise for Civilians aboard the U.S.S. Kearsarge. 9x13 inches; faint uneven toning. [Washington], 18 October 1917; 1916

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with--Naval commission appointing Furness Ensign Class Two, signed by Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels. Washington, 16 February 1920 Printed invitation to home of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt on April 21st at 4pm, with East Gate admission ticket and original envelope. [1934] Retained draft of Furness's letter to FDR. Boston, 10 October 1917.