TLS as president, one page, 4.75 x 7.5, White House letterhead, January 18, 1937. Letter to Sanford Bates, the director of the Bureau of Prisons, in full: "The Attorney General informs me that you have found it necessary to tender your resignation as Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. In common with all who are familiar with your work in the Department of Justice, I sincerely regret that the Administration is to be deprived of the fine public service you have rendered with such marked distinction. The type of work you are about to undertake is of vital importance and presents a congenial task for which, in every way, you are abundantly qualified. You have my best wishes for continued success and great happiness." Roosevelt adds a brief handwritten postscript: "Come see me before you leave." Matted and framed with an FDR-related FDC to an overall size of 12.5 x 15.5. In very good condition, with light soiling, a light rusty paperclip impression to the top edge, and irregular trimming.
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