World War II-dated TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 3, 1940. Letter to Florence Jaffray Harriman, the United States Minister to Norway, in full: “Your New Year greeting message made us very happy and we appreciate your thought of us. Many, many thanks, and the best of good wishes to you for every happiness in the New Year.” In very fine condition, with a faint paperclip impression to the top edge.
Florence Jaffray 'Daisy' Harriman was an American socialite, suffragist, social reformer, organizer, and diplomat (1870-1967) who led one of the suffrage parades down Fifth Avenue, worked on campaigns on child labor and safe milk and, as minister to Norway in World War II, organized evacuation efforts while hiding in a forest from the Nazi invasion. When she was 92 years old, President John F. Kennedy honored her by awarding her the first Citation of Merit for Distinguished Service.
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