Asst. Sec. of the Navy FDR thanks a citizen for donating to \"Eyes for the Navy\"
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Asst. Sec. of the Navy FDR thanks a citizen for donating to \"Eyes for the Navy\":
$350.00
FDR, AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY DURING WORLDWAR ONE, THANKS A CITIZEN FOR DONATING TO THE “EYES FOR THE NAVY” COLLECTIONEFFORT
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (1882-1945). Roosevelt was the Thirty-Second President.
TLS.1pg. 8” x 10”. May 22, 1918. Navy Department, Assistant Secretary’s Office,Washington. A typed letter signed “F D Roosevelt” as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. The letter is addressed to Mr.Charles Kohlman of New York City, thanking Kohlman for donating glasses to theNavy as part of the “Eyes for the Navy” collection effort during World War One: “Dear Sir: Your prompt and patrioticresponse to the NAVY’s call for binoculars, telescopes, and spy-glasses, ismost appreciated. The glasses will be very useful in the prosecution of NavalOperations until victory is won. At the termination of the war, if possible,every effort will be made to return the to you, when it is hoped that you willfeel compensated for any evidence of wear, by the knowledge that you havesupplied “Eyes for the NAVY” during a very trying period. On behalf of theNAVY, I wish to thank you most heartily. Very respectfully, F D Roosevelt Assistant Secretary of the Navy.” The letter is in very good condition and includesthe original mailing envelope. Also accompanying the letter are an unsignedcopy of a letter to Roosevelt concerning the glasses and an un-cashed checkfrom the Navy Disbursing Office dated July 9, 1918 and made out to Kohlman inthe amount of one dollar for a pair of binoculars.
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Asst. Sec. of the Navy FDR thanks a citizen for donating to \"Eyes for the Navy\":
$350.00