TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland letterhead, January 29, 1925. Roosevelt writes to the Honorable Franklin Brooks in New York City. In full: “That is a fine letter and I am glad that it is bringing results. The ‘drive’ is going better than I had anticipated and it looks now as if we should come very close to raising the total amount.” At this time he wrote this letter, FDR was becoming increasingly involved in humanitarian efforts related to the treatment of polio, which he himself had contracted just four years earlier. In fine condition, with usual mailing folds, mild toning, and faint pencil notation at top. R&R COA.
