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\o wlra u . I ban alff noUtla4 JDcl•harU te \b• -•

Bien r..,t ot pe, a • lltll beh•• 1011 ud Mn. Beater.

lllldl:r let .. lcllo• h01r JOU wot 1111• d•ll• ·

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Boa. hulcllnD .... enalt Tlw nu. HCIU H laul .. \ oa, D. c.

I t bwcU t lla' I lled al l 10ur \UH

paid bu\ touDd °"' \bh 110ralac \llet the lll. 7 aoree "'"

Bia tvm ot 80 aona la ........ tor

\ be laDd n lu• a\ f ll500 . or a t • 18. 711 per aore, w1 thou\

Tb• l.ll . 7 acre• at •ie.111 ~er a cre 110uld ""' lat

an aee~ ... nt ot 12156.87. Tb• tu on thl • •••••..,.nt a t

.IJ8 .8ll per thauaGd 110uld be ., . U plua l~ eollaetor• a

t••· I do aot tbllllr: that ...,.lght pa7a hlo

t uu n ry pl'OIO}>tl7 , ao I • 111 wait W>tll ju.t bato N tba

l" parlod axplre o on J'eb. Hll 1 D4 HI what I cu 40 wi th

hl• a bout tll•. lltll k1D4H t reg~do, I u

8lMeral7 7our1 ,

Hll:NftY T, HACICICTT A TTOll.Of" • f;qU.N•u..i.o. lllT l,..\W

U• UNIO!!f 8T•IJCT

Hoc. 1ra.akl1C D. floo••••l t !he Wbl t.e EIOU.M •••blngtoo, O. C.

Ju. 17tk, 1958.

I aetc.aowl •4g• r.oe1p1 or your cheek tor- tso&.:so to par t.b• tu•• a.nd tin 1..ul.lJ'a.o.ce praa.iua. I baT• ••t cbeclc:• to pe:J tbe Pl•••ot Valley 'u•• •ad th• tire llleurance pr•1u and '1'1 11 P&1 the HTd• ~k tu:ee •• M>OD a.a I r.oe1Ta a obeck troa Mre. Backer to -pair her ah&re or t'be tu••.

I Hall b• Ta!'J gled to ba'f• J'Ot.I l • t - kQO• •la• JOU CIAO H 8 - at ft1'da Pe.rt,

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Bo•. l'raailtlin D. Roo••T•l• ~ "bit• 8o\lM •••hiacton, D. c.

"' Tb.at per1: ot 1:b.• ~ t&l'a TQU Ja.•'

p.arcli•M fro• tk• New'bol4 Tnl•tM• 1• ••• • • • .. • ' '6,.eoo. u.4 tb• tu 1• t l-69.91 ,1ua 1~. u I <W oot kDlil• tile e.xaet ao.rM.C• or al tbar tl•oa oa tJl.a aa•t or n a\ ot Tlol at •Taaua .or tha .,.lua or tba ~1141asa on aithar aida ot \ba ATaAU.., I mQuld Ati• •t tit.at tba tu be a11portlonff batwae.a J'Q\L a l\4 lira. Backer on tha aua baala a1:1. wblo' )'OV.

~h••~ th• propal'ty, Ti&: You paid ta,ooo. , or l/5tka , ud Xra. Ba.tar pa id t o,000. 1 or l/~Uia. i

l.111.dlf let • t:rio• it "I°°' apptooYa or tb.1• matb04 ot ap,.rtlontac tll.a t.u. ~

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H•NflY T . MACK •TT Ane-n e ~ Af' LAW

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lion . J'ranla.ln D. lbo••• •lt 'l'be 1111 te 9oU H •••hlngton, D, O.

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lepl;ring to your • or tho fib i notant, the tam 111 queotio11 11 no • OTned b7 il1'N4 J'. Bub and wit• .,b j ect to • ~. a>rtg-ce held 'b7 th• Lu4 But C<.aluloner and a $2:!00. a>rtgage bold 'b7 tho l'araoro ~ Maoutactu,rere Bank . T"be preeent owue.ra purcbaaed thi • tara troa Oeo rge E, Sci-line 011 Sept . ll9t h, 193& tor about t10,!IOO., wllich lnclud•d the l1•ea11ock and taraing ""'chlner7. Thie tara edjoiu th• l!U,<shaon tuw 011 tho north a.nd •• lt 11 now pratt7 ••ll mortgage4, I do not boli•.e the praoent ownore will be able to car?')' it T,ry long.

I would like to t alk wi th you about it, it con•entent, when you are h ere.

You • 111 b• eurpriHd to Imo• that Moa11 baa paid one whole yea.r' a rent, t.2?9. 2?5 ' in ca ah and th• balance b7 recolpted bl ll• tor gr&H 1Hll. .u I ..--lier, h• owe4 • balanoo ot teo. 011 the 19:5!! rent. Thll pa71 up t he balance ot $&(> , and tz40 , 011' account ot the 1936 rent.

With klndHt regard•, I ""'

Sincerely you re ,

\ H • M• Y T . HACK • TT A~aC04 'MAT LAW

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Bon. l'rallkl.1n D. lloo••••lt 1!7de Pan DutchH• County, ll. T.

DHl' ll'rankl. in:

Jeb . 23rd, 1938.

I a cknowleclge receipt or ,aur• or

th• 21st inatut ID reteruce to tb• a ppl1cet1on or th•

11 .. York Telephone Compatl)' tor the rl.gbt to place t heir

polH aloag the poet road .

I &JI enoloei.ng herewith a copy ot obap­

t .. • 23 or the Lawo o t 1890 to Which you rotor in your

l etter .

With k1D4ut regard•, I am

S1a.c:erelr yoliM,

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N.Y. u.1111 or 189e

chap, 423.

AN .lCT to preaene roreTer the New York and ilbaay poa t road ae a etate public highway.

Became a law April 29 , 189&, with the appro•al ot tbe CoTernor. Paeeed, three-nrthll being prooent.

Tbo Pooplo o! tho State or Now York, ropreaontod in Saneto and Aaaombly, do enact ae rollowa:

Section l . Tbo old ootabliahod road along tho valley or tho Hudeon River from tho city of New York to tho city of Albany , known ao tho Albany poet road , •hall be a public highway tor tho uao or the tranling public roro•or .

2. The oaid highway ohall be kept open end rraa to all travelers, and shall not be obe tructed in any way by any obstacle to tree tra•el .

3 . No trueteee or any vi l l age or corporatlon ot any cit-y upon its route, or board ot commi os ionera or highways or towns, or any ot her person or board whe teTer, ah.all have any power ot authority to authori~• or license the l aying ot ao;y rail road track l.lpO'n •aid btghway, except to oroas the same , and a.a;y aucb action ah.all be void and of no effect.

4. Thie act ahall not appl y to any portion or aaid road within tbo c i ty of Ne• York nor abo.ll it apply to t b• road ot the preaident , di rector• and compalcy' ot the Reoaeeleer and Columbia turnpike, nor to the Yil l agee, ot Sing Sing or Peekskill, in Weatcheater county.

5. Thie act ahall t oke orreot illllllodiately.

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01Ht. Ht~ tr llOUSE

r1a z~ 11 ~s Att '38 RECEl'IEO

M;)o' dear tlr. Pn•id.Dt.1-

tb9 2lat. u:a4 I aa 1D biN.r"1 ~nt. rlt.b yon

...,., W>A&b!JJ' wu""apb ...i ..Uptiooe poi.a

abould ti. k•pt. ott \.M Poa\. Ro&d. lt t.t1er;e

11 N:lft.binl 1 C&a do tt. a.JV t.UN to help iP

Po•t. Road or th• r..oval ot llfU' oow ao

l oca.ted, I 1hall be onl,y t oo '1.&d to be of

&ellat.e.nC•·

Prtiaident. l'N.nkl.la D. loo.....Ut., Etr'd• Put, JI. I.

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Tov e:aa cou,nt on our h• rty cooporattoa • 1th 7ou ia JO\U'

otlor\1 to koop polo• ott tho FO•~ R•••· l'lt~ \ oot .tohoo,

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Ttl• lleMr&ble J'ralltlia D. !leHHeU frHHeat et ne uait• stat•• et P•ri•

111•• Park, I. T.

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Fcs N I/ ;a!M!lA 1,al>~"B"\'1.&38 •tCE•vco

Hon. Franklin D. Rooaevelt, Hyde Park, 1.T,

Dea.r Pre•ident Roo•eveltl

I wi•h to acknowl edge reoeipt of your letter ot 1ebruary a11t 1.n which wa.e enoloaed t wo letter•, ou nitten by Mr . 8.F, Hamil t on, and the other which we.a aepeoiaJ.ly in!ormat1Ye and which waa not aigned, addreaaed to Kr, Henry T. Haokett , Pougbkeepa1e , l .T.

I wae very much tnter~eted in the pest history of t he attempts t o keep the poet highway between Poughkeepaie and Hyde Puk tree from pole• or other obatruotion which would M8.Z' t he landaoape. I certainly am i n accord with the viewa expre11ed that everyone inta:reated. 1b.ould un1 te in an et~ rt to prevent t he earring of the ecenery along thia stretch of road.

the matter , I run !'banking you for 0&111ng my attent ion to

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Tbo lud lo oned by a oo•parau•olr -11 _,. et people l.Dd I •blak , ... , ti.ore are ad•o:t\lolq olpa M oalJ' ••• -11 plet or a aoupl• or aoreo on t ll• eaet ol4e or Tell or•o •111. To• r••' or •II• road on botb el4•• lo olear or ,, ... ... .... h cU•h•••· To pl- Pol•• AD4 oabh aloq tllo r oad -14 dH\nJ Uo lllo\orlo ...._,,, aad I .. ooafl4•\ ti.at \be pea\ • Jozl\7 et o\ller preputy _.,., rlll ..,. .. rl\11 \blo ••at-t. .. ... POl eo -14 pea\17 dooreaoe aolng Yal~••· I aa ool'\a&a , ... , tbo I n York Tehplloao O I c •ar, 1• tM llp• of \ blo blo\orle r-, wlll DOt H•k to proH tbe aaUer .

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Will you get !or c e ihe name and title ot th& Head of St . Andrewe Jesuit Cgllege, here In Poughkeepele~ ~-...-U:....\<..

Aleo na.me o! bead of t he Hudaon River St.ate Hoepita.1, here in Pougnkeepeie. ~t.1>

Than.Ice -

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NewYork,N.Y.

l~'ber 18, 1937.

M IOOD •• tb9 fiD&l 41•d to \bl propert;J at ~ Pad; an1."•· 1 will get in \oQCh with Mr. el.cb • bo ~ a i ..... on tbl pl~ eUl April 30. pd. let him

- · "7 p.i...n.. I • T•l7 •x.cl ted. about \bl 11 tt.l• old. houae aa4

All •teer to rtctala 1 t . ~ t.b&db for- 70\U' ott•r ot ™••· l IJld" acn• fttb J'Ol1 that it 1• much mor• ha to pbnt 11 ttl.e tr.ea aad at.ch \him Cf'OT•

lb.ID I waa ill ~ !'Uk in Septcblr. I Mt Bllll7 ~b• and. b&4. a lone talk w1 t.h b1a. J •• T•f'J lftllCh 1.­prti• .. 4 wiU l:dm 'blca'0.9• bl und,9ratood. IO wU the tJpt of houte W want, fe will sa.t'elJ ha'l'I bJa U OIU' &l"Cbi \90\.

I • -.1 Ung to 2-ar •t C&Zl be done about ra.~ inc or •el.l.Uc th• O,Wter JaT pnpart1'. 1 don't dar• 1tpot bo.1141nc untll 1 lmow for o.rta.1.D. that w cc c•t rid. of our 9.wtd tit el.•pbalt1 •

~. au.J thoka for th9 iatenat 70'Cl are \eJo. lnc 1D O'O.r pl.c• . J CAA I t \ell J'OU ho• tbrill•4 ut4 er•. ful w an.

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Bon. :rr.ntl.in D. aoo ..... u Tile 11h1to Hou .. W&shi1141ton, D. c.

Bop1Ji1141 to J'OUl'O or tho l~th iut, tho PloaO&llt

VallOJ wood-lot to do oor ibod ill a Dood r ... John R. loooh, RofaNe, to 1 ....

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190 in tho Dutohoaa County Cl ark'• Offioo . Tho aroa~a ata tad ID tho Deed

aa lot eoree more or lea•. I belioYo that it io l ocated on tho outlet of TJrroll

Lake at ao• di•tanoe eaat of the propoaed Pa_rk9y • I had o.xpoctod to obtoill

.,.. acaNat• into:mation aa to tta l ocation tran Deyo Bennet t a broth.er ot

Willet e.nnou, but thia mom!1141 I l aarned tha t be had died l aet 1!1nter,

now try t ·o tind aome one al ee • ho k:nowa that countrr.

As to tho Lent wood-le• , I mu baYing a mon run down all oonYOJ"llllC ..

out of DaYid B. Lent traa 1826 to tho time o f hia death i n 1869 to aooarta!n

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i f be died aeizad or ,it . Be na one ot the la.rgeat l end owners ot hi• tiae

and there tore there are a la:rge ntw'be:r- ot deed a to be ue.mined . I underetand

that he left him aUl"T1Yl ng a Widow and aeTen 110na and daugbtera all or whom

aro no• doed though thor<1 are a number o r grandchildNn 11 Ying. I am sure

that Wbonor dOOO OWll iftrill WOllt to 800 it bOfOI'<I oigniug Otfo

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their own it Jone• were at111 there.

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Hon . Yruklin D. 11oo .. -.. u '1>o 11b1to l!oU M 1raohington, D. C.

Dear J're.nklin:

4pril 14th , 1938.

'Ihle mrnins I went o•er the la.nd which you bou£h l trom Wr ight wltb WUUam Plog and ebowod him the atak•• d.ri Yan in the gwund marking th• lin•• and corn.era aa.d. we oleo wall<•d onr and onm.l ned th• l and e nd bu1ldi ngo on th• Wyett 10DH •nd :X:hetter proportl H north or t he Dul:lphy r .....

Within tho l oot r .. U1• I how talked with Jonu and Schottor. In lleeoAl>er 1935 SChettor wonted *1000. tor b1o wood lot and tile t u ot th• road out to Crean Stroot and aleo wanted to reaene the wood on the wood lot. He .aow wanh $800. tor the woad lot end wanta to ... ,....,. tile wood. S ino• Deo1mber 1935 moat ot the wood he.1 bean cut ott and. thel"t er a not now more than 25 tre11 ot any aiza on tho lot, tbe r eet h buehea.

"" th• 1on•• place ha• a r ight o r way out to Cre&ll Strea t raaenod in the dud a, I do not think tha t tho purchooo or th• tee to the roed l o lmportoot .. you probobl7 would not uH It t r you bought 11.

Scba!'ter' • pl"Operty 1 a now eacw:ibered by a $2500 . ti rot :mrtgoge hold by tho Podaral Lftnd Bank o r Spr1netio ld and a ~1200 . aocond JOOrtgage held by J.!ro. Balga .

tn view or the tact that you ore about to build on tho hill aoutb or t ba 1onee place , I would eu&goet tho t you orrer ::iohefter ~. ror the wood l ot, lnoludl ng all wood, and that he la to gl VO Jo nu 0 quit-olol.m deed o r paroal llo, 3 in order to corl'ect the title .

Jonoo wanU ,;2:50() , fOr hie land OD •1>1Ch there 1• oow a f600 . mortgage and thl • year'a taxee unpeld . He went.a to reeer•• tbe dance hall on the edge of the blll . ?log end l looked It over and tovnd tho roor le l eeklJ>g aod the bard wood floor 11 about to warp out ot abepe. Jonea alao want• to reee·r•• two pig pen• about 10 by 15 root each and a • back bear the dance ball 10 by 25 teot. I think it t hee• building• were torn down and removed It would be e benefi t to the reot ot t h• property .

I wollld ouggoot thot you otror Jono• the $2:500. t or t be 11\rea porcolo withou t th e dance ball , two pig pen• a.nd 1hack on condition tha t 70\l aN able to~ohttt•r'• woOd.

HaNltY T. HAC KaTT Ano.tn a COU•MU.AHt AT LAW

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Hon . <'ranlclln Li, kooa ... eH 1e--

A.pril 14th, 1938.

lot ond obtoln 1 qult-olelm deed trom him oorroct 1111! t ho tltlo to poroel !'lo, 3.

I am l nt omed that ll'llll•m Birch, who oocuptea the bou1e on the Hugbeon tart'!I. baa heard that you 1ntend9d to tind oo.,. other pl101 or him toll• •· With that in mind I t el k•d to Williom J , l!aloteod a bout hiring space in tho old Halatea d houee oo tho ~reek !;oad tor Bi rch. Balatead told • • ihat h• could b.aTe t hree room 1n the house tor .fi5 . • ::ontb. Kindly l et ce know what yo\I wa nt =• io do about him.

Enclo1ed heNwi th 11 a print sbowlng Jon11' and Soh11fter'e propertie1 . ..

With klndoat regarda,

Sincerely youra,

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P . S. Ao thla la the l ••t bl111 prlnl I ho•o, will you kindly aend It buck to me.

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Dear J"ratlkl 1 D: ...

W)ratc Jone• ud bl• wit• h1Yt JU•t •lgned a COQtraot lO ••ll tbo three pe.rce.le or l.cin4 tor $to<>O. I ptt d hla tee. on a tgnt ng th• contreo t and th• bCJla.noe 1• \o be paid on the dell'Y• l'jl' ot th• deed on June let .

1oaee ro.or•• • the r~ ehact a.cd two tr ... Pl& pene •blob he la to r«llOYI Wi th in tbi rty 41¥1 attor the 4eli•• !7 ot Ula deed. . Re al.a reeenea tbt du ce hall lflU cb bt • Ull \lA\U 1'<>•. 11; to l"ll!'O'YI . l be•• aqetd \0 tblt • ltb U~.I p:"OYle ioD in Trt tl.nft tha t it all.all Dot be ocouple4 or Mt.S t or 1117 p.tl'p:>.•• in m. •ut LDt.

Mond&J' [ will $91 -.!!At 1 C!lD dO .,,lb $chaffer.

~eba.rdt ba m tto.a .. \.bat t t '. t'M47 to Co to wort • 1rlffle th• ~D bou•• • be ll WtlllM Blrob •aoatt• tt. ltrch ta etlll there.

Th• r eeorde or the n..tcb••• CO\ant.r Clark ' a Ottlca ahow tbet 1rankltn '!'ownaend Lent or C&AOAOIU• , Ont•r1o. Caned• 1• th• Leet owner ot record or t.b• L•nt wood lot. I would l tke to taUc • 1th you p9J'eor.ally about thot m.at. t.•r b•t ore tl')'1 D.g to do aey bu•io••• • lth b.iln, Lt b• 1•· al l Ye.

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pog.IO The boue wu 1D oreaa oolor.

the retur11 It I .. luok;y to get reaao·aable •• I oan. lie 1o o. tl.:Mai'oh.

on the l orth aide i • the rUM r ott cm ( t ). :rour po.int in' I will do &ll repo.iro, &•

IC)' eon • ill do the ti.D ...,rk it &DJ tor ...

I put D .. pble• &Dd ptt•• OD .. hO\l•• 188 laitb St •• Po\lpkMpei• tor th• S- Lou, ucl po.lated th• ...,.,... I thollCl>t o.a rq too le wu ..... r, I would let :rou !mow.

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lb' .Plaoe wu in both __. • o 6 19ar• a.go I ' ' "' .., •it'• the * •• u h.1 1" h alt 10 1 wi:Nld ha•• ti. lud t or 11)'••lt .. art.r I ep.ad..1JI& a ll 97 aoae7 to C•t htr .. 11. Sla.e died ua4 l • tt iq -.. t.o bu 90\.h .. as 7 1&r• 014. lo l .. without • "'--· m .t.111 Ul~• &re 11tt l.M. So 1 aa 1 \0piD.g: with rq 100 for • wb.iU·

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lion . l'rftn>'.lin D. Roooowolt Tho Wh1 t • llouae Waahinaton , D. o.

Dear i'ranlclin:

N .. YCNHC:

Apri l 28th, 19~6 .

Sino• I wrote you thie mornlna about OUnr I •aw Jo ae])h A. a.!oCab• ot thi a o ity. wbo aote ae hie attorney in moot of bi• 11g1l aotiona , who told me that OliTor bid bean in bia o ttico a ebort tim ago and aaid h • wao going to pllnt Preatde4t Rooee••lt '• houaa and harn .

Thia a fternoon I aaw IAO .. a !;mith, who ••id that Ol L•er had been down to his plaoe eome t i~a oso to measu re up t he house and bftrnee

Oli•er ta a peculiar chnnscter and la ln alnx>et con tinuoua ltttgation ot &OM kind or another and at preaont 1• t i gbting o•er hie trite ' e WLl l .

I moot otronely ad•h• you not to have a cy buoi neao doelicg• 1'I th 1'Uliao l . OUnr.

\'Ii th kindeet :regardn , I a.m

Sincerely you.re .

\ M1 oo M. !. Lel!&nd The \'lh1 to llouoo Wa oblngton , D. C,

Dear Miao Le H3nd:

H•NttV T . H A C K C T T A TTOlll .. n' • COV•.a.LOlll AT LAW

••• U• M* 9'nlurT POue.Ma...-..c

llo.1 2D.d , 1938,

I aolulowl odgo rocolpt ot your lotter ot April 2Vth conta1n11l6 check to my order tor $2, 000 . to clooo tho 1onoe t roneoct 1on.

Pleaoo toll tho Prooldtmt that I have JU•t racolved word t rom Ca nada that Franklin 'l\>wnaend Lent, ~he lest owne r ot r ecord ot tho Lent wood lot between the Dumphy and Winne r a.nne , di ed a nwn.ber ot ye&re a~o and that hi• tatdly moved '° Sterllnp , ~~ ... I am oow try1 1111 to get ln touch wt th the t~ly ot St erling and wtll l et him k'now oe aoon ae I hear aometbiag e.bOJt then .

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:roure very truly,

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CU\ ott ot \hh lo\ wUla1n n e loot wen\7 79070 .. \ hot it

it _,. oonN4 e1 lb bll-0 aad -11 bNah.

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DN.r l'ranlrl1n:

N.WYOM

.lpril 28Ul. lll3S.

You.r letter contalnlna a copy or o

lettor or I.tr . w. J . ' Ol l•er rooel• od . I oanuot •err well

exprea• le WT ltlag DQ' opinion ot hlm, but euggeet that yO\l

pay DO ei.te ntlon. to bi• l ettere .

I hue JUet written a let ter to l'renl<lln

Toneen4 Lent. in reference to the wood lot, and am enclo1lng

herewith a copy. I am alao wrl t lng t o the Poetrnaeter at

Oa.nonQ6ue, Ontario , Canada In order to l ocote bi• tlll11ly It

he i• not all~•. aa the deed t.o blm • •• executed ln 1880 .

I tb.1111< thla le be t ter than to otlr up bis Poughkeopolt

ralatl na at tble u.,..

It you will oond ,.. $2500. , I will be

ready to oloae the Jonaa tran1actton 1 Lt nece s sary. betore

June lot.

With klndeo t rogar da, I am

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HllNRY T . HA C KllT T A TTOlltllln' a COUNIRU.0111 AT LAW

Ill U NtOtlll eT"UT "°U•HIC°"I.. HIW YOltlt

Hon . Franklin D. Hooaevelt The 'olhite llouee Waehlngton , ll. C.

Dear f renklin :

Apr i l 26t h , 1938.

Edward Schatter and hi e wite have juot oi gned a contract to aell hi • wood lo t t or $800., •hicb include • the wood and they have also agreed t o execut e e qui t-cla im deed. to clear up the t i tle t o Jone•' parcel number~ and to convey the t ee or the road runni DB tllroup,h t ho J"onee property. I paid h im $25. on eigning ot the cont ract and the be.lance 1• to be pai d on the delivery ot t he deed on June 1st.

They will have to obtain rel eaaea trom the Feder al Land Bank ot Spring! i old tor tho fi rot mort gage and from Mr s . Balga for tho second mortgage . A.e th o Balge mor tgege stands i n the nol!le of tJr . Balga , w·ho i a dead , and no proceeding ha"'1e been had on his estate it will be neceaaary to have Mrs . Ba).(ta appointed Administratrix i n order to execute t he releaae 1 whi ch ~ay cause a •l lgh t delay.

Hoping this • ill be aotietoetory t o you , I am

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Bon. Franklln D. Rooae•elt The fllli te !!OUM Tla•htneton, D. c.

Dear Franklin:

NnrYOltX

llay ll!th, l 9S8 .

I acknowl edge receipt of your check t or ~oo. to c l ose the Schaffe r purcboH . I hope to be able t ·o cloee both tbe Jon•• aJ\d Schar rer purchaaea aome t ime next week.

The Lent 110od l ot haa never been a••esae4 on the tar roll ot the Town ot Hyde Part ae far aa I know and I do not bel ieve there are more than five or air persons who know ot its eiiat enca.

I have at l&et located the widow ot Frankl in Townsend Le.nt , who Wlll!I h1a second w1te 1 and she in.forme me that he died on Dec. 3rd, 1919 at !:iterling, Mas e. I am now • ri ting to the Court t o obt etln a copy of hie Will eo I can find out who hia reolduory l • gat<>e wae ae I do no t belleYe t hat he apecitically devtaed thi a lot to any one .

I will etop and ••• Blll Birch and tind out what the situation ia. After you acqu1ro title to the Jones property we might persuade Bi rch to move i nto tbat house .

With kindo•t regards, I 8J!l

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a&e UM~fll Sf•UT

Mar 10th, 1~38 ,

Hon . Franklin D. lloooovolt Tho flbi t o House Washington, D. c.

Dear Franklin: -

Tho Fodorol Land Bank or Sprlngtleld baa agreed t o release the SOhatter land wi thout any payment on acoount or principal and their release ta aow in t he poaeessi on of' thei r local repreaantet1 ve . I a..11 t nrorrned thot Lottors or Admi n'latratlon will be granted to Mre. Bals a th i s e f' ternoon. so t hat we •111 soon be ready to cl ose t he Scharrer matter .

Please send me 4800. to close this matter.

I have been tnrol'1l:ed by the Postmaeter at Gananoque , Ootario, Canada that Frankli n Town1end Lent baa been dead tor many years and the leet known add~aa ot hi• remily waa Sterl ing, Ma••·

I have examined the Lent Oeaealogy at t be Adriane• Li brary , Po\lllhkoop•i• and round the tollo•ing:

"Frank Town1end Lent born March 3, 1855 was son of Dovid B. and Louise ?.~ . Lant - He merr1ed Sara dau.ghtor ot Rev. John Oit~ti tt D. D. or lJew Bruna­wtck, N. J . Children--

John Oe'i'li t t - born t:ovember 3 1 1881 llo•• De\'litt - • July 16, 1003 Charlotte tllliot - born Poo . 6 , 1886 Harriet DeW1 tt - born Sept . 18, 1892 Theodore De?l1 t t - bor n Un.y 17, 1894 •

I have wr1 t t en to Nolaon Burto n Len t at ll•wbur1<h , ti . y ., tbo •uthor or th• genealogy publ!ahed 1n 1903 but have received no reply.

Twice 1 have writton to the Poattns~ ter at ;;iterl ing, Jitaae ., r.Jra . A.lice Fitzgerald, f::>r information about t ho Lent !II/lil l y and each time woo 1ntol'l'lod by her t hat "a letter addroased to Lent wi ll be del ivered". Therefore, I wrote to each of the aona at Sterling, Jlase. but aa yet hove recei ved no reply.

hoi r s . Sincerely youra , "'-r,..,, I sf'•

HIN" V T. HACKS"TT AT'No!No'll\' 6 Co\HfMU.Oll ll'r LA•

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ftia Bob.after tru.1t1r 1• 'b•illil belt •P 'b7 Kr1. Bel•'• ., \OfteJ'. d o UI bed k•r a ppola\ .. A~l'Dl•tntrix W t b.aa ot\ -.. 1'•P • 1&D tha Hl•e.M tJooa th.a .ortp.ce.

'nla Laat 111ua tioa 11 a1 tollo•• I 7l'wakl1a 'lbnaa n4 lAat dled at Sterll-q, 1t0ree1ur CcNJst11 ..... OD O.o. 3 1 ltlt , ia\eata\e, l .. Yi.A,g ~ MU"YlY'lDC --

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l would l ik• i. 11• 701.1 aDd tut wi tb 70. ._tore I do u1t.hln.& 1bout ha• iog tb• Lao.ti 1igo a 41 .. to t be tr00d 1.ot.

~ -.. Tort T1l 1phoa1 ~pe.a,1 ao. b a1 uotb.er plu ot ooueotiag tb• eld .i.ec\ri o l l&Jl,t p0l• llM whlck eo1te.a4•4 t ·,_ Dor" ' lAtt• a.rt b to th• Bractaa L&a• u 4 f'roa t•• 0 14 L0W1' Road a t flJ'd.• Park don Ua..rou.p \ M .RDgan p101Hrrt7 to Ba l.ar11 "4 b&ra, Ia otter to 4o t•i • 1 t woU4 M n• c• •Ml7 to 1:r1ot a r .. p0l•• oc your p:ropertr .at a t•• oa t b.1 Jtocu1 pro,.rt7. ft1• 1-1..11• ri ll be a t l eut ••• tlel • ... , of -... Po• t Joa•.

l.t •n•1ateat tor JO•, wcol• :rw kl..U, l 11. .. kno• lt I oou.l• IM JO• et 11)-d• Pa.rt" ebn.t tlM•• • tte.r• •

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ATTOll1"1C'f • COUM•ISU.Olt AT LAW ._ •• U IO!OM •n1cn

non. Fran.k.ltn D. Al>a• • T•lt Tbt WbJ tt Rou11 l a 41b1n,gtoA 1 D. C.

PW.Hl\• IN. a NlW VOil!(

'nlt' J OJMN• • lg.014 ~d aokno• ltd.Cttd tbetr 4114 to yo\l \kl• i.>railll aad I hi•• j u1t t11•4 1 t to be l"9Corid16 ff 11bat 70\& '" DOW t\1 o• o.er or \.b11r l)l'Op1r t7.

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HaN"Y T. HACKaTT ATTOIDl.n' a COUNaa..a.ott AT LAW

&&I UNION 9'rHn

118a. :rruklla D. ilooHT•lt Tile 'lbi ta liwH Waahl111toa, D, C,

New YCHtlC

wuu .. Plot "l4 u 7 .. tar4a7 tll.at Wllllaa Blrola 1a wllllag to ..,Tl out of the l!ll«hHll llouaa into th• WJaU 1onao houa and that ha upacta to llDT• Illa OTlr Oil 1\11841&7, J"UDe 7t-.

Bllgalhar4t otoppd hara a rn da71 ago and aoke4 •• to lot hla know Wbon Blrcll ..,Tl, ""' of th• Hllgbaoa houe, A.I I do not know what arrangement. }'Oil

hen with bgalhardt, I do DOt •ant to write to hi• 11Dt1l I bear troa rou tirat.

Wltb ldndaat ragar4•, I aa

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H&NRY T. HACK&TT ATT'OM'IY a C0UNHU...0911 AT LAW

aae U•ooN ST•UT

Boll, Frutl111 D. lloooonH 'l'bo llhi to Houoo Waoblagtoa, D. c.

Doar 7rul<li11:

111ll1u :Plog tolophoa ..... 79oter407 tllat

ka bad .,Tod Williaa Blrck out ot tho l!Ugboon houoo into tho

who i••u•d the tire in1urance on tb• HUgbeon building•, ha• ju1t

told • that the houoo _,. r-lll Yaout tor t on da;r• tno, but, I

atter that it 1"111 be neoeaaary to obt ain a Taoanoy permit uDl••• •• t ho tea do.)' porlod lo o:rtondri, He al.ao aoid tbot the ol oct:rical

' work ahould be 1nepected by a repHaentatiT• ot t h• Fire Insurance

Oomp&IQ' betor• th• eloct"ricion lo pold.

I am •r-itiag 1118•lha:rdt that tho bouao io

Tacant 10 that he •7 go to work.

I think that tho b<Noo '0'111 need a lot or

cleaning ud ail'lllg botora ao10no cu occupy it.

Wl th k illdHt nga:rdo, I UI

Sincerely roura , ..

HaM" Y T. HA C KaTT A,.,._.., a cou .. ..a.&.Oll • ., LA• tae U N MNll 9"'cn

PoooM•ea...a. Nsw y_. '

lloD. l'nDkJ.lD D, llooMUU llJ'de Pule n.toh••• ColUlt J , B. T.

,.,.,,. l!Ot.b , 1938.

'l'be t...,..ter ot U Ue traa ldwar4

Sobatter aad wit• 'o 10u at the .. all lo' aurreull4H

Oil \ bre• • idH bJ th• Jon .. propen1 ..... t1n1abed \bi•

arta~a and tba da-ba ... b MD t ile d tor reoordhg. r

I bad II& tt1 old wr1 h t o Deana L•a'

in r ataranoa to hi • intaraat 1D tba Laat wood lot .,,4

t o data be baa raceiTad no raplJ• At th• auggea\ioa ot

lilH Reynold•, I bad ll&tt1eld H• Dr. Poucher abou' tbe

otber Lellt he i r•. Re could g1T• ao datinit• into,,,.t ion • , bout the otber thall tbat ha tho\18bt tb•J were linag

aomewbere in Nn 1erH7. Dr. Pouch er aggeatect that •

llr. Dutohar in the Poughkffpale Truet Company 111gbt know

aometblng, bu' Oil balng 1D\arT1eftd, he could not g1.,. any

intONat loll. I wot to lln burgb to tind tile wr1 tar o r t ba

Lant GanaalOC)' and tound tha t h• •aa dad a nd that he ba4

a ao11. 111. t b• luurance buet aa... 1!1 • • 011. na \lAAbl• W

g1Te .. aDJ' lnto1'1&tlon abou\ th• branob ot the Le.at t amilJ'

in wblob •• are interH\acl . I aball continue to do tba but

I oan to looata tbo 111aa1DI Looto.

Wt \It, kia4aat racaJ'da, I em

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Ron. 7'raaklto D. Rooe•"W"• l t B1dt P•l't t\ltcbeta Couot1 , H. ?.

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la pv:rtua.act to l"'9trucrtou, l tiled to be noor4M

la. tb• r>.atcb ••• Cowity Cl•rt' • orrtce tb1• .o?'alftC the 11cro• acN .. At end d••d tro• Mr. V1nd1rbtlt to the 'A1otor1 l ard1n1 1 etc . or St . , ... ,

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aae UM.ION 8T•DT ~eMllC•CNtl. Hl'W YOtllC

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Bon. !l'nlllkl111 D. Roooenlt The Wbi te Houee Wo•hington, D. c.

A member ot th• Roo••••lt Home Club

ot Hyde Park called mo up to find out if there waa •OT publlc

11abil1 ty inaurance on tbe BoJIJlott f arm whore llooe• Sm1 th i •

go! og to he•• o cl ambake next weak. I tol d b!m thot I did not

t bizik there wa.• any.

Tb• i nauranee agent • bo baa the tire

intRlranc• on t he building• on th& Bennett farm tella me that the

premium on o public l i abil ity pol i cy covering the t arm on a five

to t en t houeand dollar llmlt will be about $J.0.!50 e year.

X1ndl7 lot me know if you wont a publi c

11abllit)' policy taken out t o cover tho BoDnott t ano .

With ki ndeot r ega rd•, I am,

Sincerely youre ,

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Letter from Jo1eph Gaudino, dated Septem~r t1r1t, 1n r• $1,000 due to Augu1tu1 Gutr1e trom hie uncle, Qua Oenner1ob•1 • •tate. Th1a rep,..1ent1 "°"'Y put 1n Un1ted Sttte1 Seoret Se,.,,loe Benetlt Fund.

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Your htt •r o r S.-pt . l ' t h r•c•l••O• t b• 't't b.90 kr. Luok•7 ta4r•••• t he total tn.uraoce on the oott..g.e OQ D.lt.ch• •• Rill t0 .$1~.ooo.

I Ml en.oloa1 ll6 herewt th t COPY of t.h• le•t. l• t.ter rticei••d by Hatfi eld trom Diane Len\ and •lao • copy or ff1t.t1 eld '• r•ply. I a very e.nzlou1 to get 1 deed to .Ol'A p.art or the wood lot.

ib.cloaod t er-i!lwlth le• -propoMd d e.cl troa you to AD-a. 8eok1r or that part or tba 1ooee propert1 lytnc •••t or a lLa• d ra• a trom tbo aortb•••t oorrie.r or tb• lAAt 9004 lot to ttwl oortheaat corn.r or ihe llbgheoo tan. It ...... that 1.bta eol"Car ta about t hree hucd'l"ed t M t t\U'tti.r ,..,; tb.&A •her. ltl.11 .. Plog ~I t~t lt • a• tbe d.a)' • • ... .,.94 the mrUl llr.a of U:• ~t WC>Od lot. Tba:re tor. , al l or Iha bul ldia.&• oa tl:e Jon.a F'O~.rty a.n oia Ula :art JOU are g.otac to coa••7 to Jitn . Becker.

It th• de..t 1• •att •fac~171 pl•••• •1g.a uo ackDO•l~.g• 1 t before • i;,oi.ry PUblto and return 1\ t.o·• a.a.d J • Ul DO't1t:r ier.. !ack•.r that 1 ba.T• l\.

ileo -.i:1c lo•ed h•nurt tb t• • map or th• a'llt'••1 or tbl • propert1 ahl>91n.g the part. 70u •N \Cl conY•)' \Cl t.tra . O.cker eaolo••d • 1lhtn the r.d l tn••·

I am a.lao enc.lo.ill(. a propoeM O•ed tJ'llQ• J.:re . B1olcer to you o r the DumtibY tara tor )'OUl' e:uialflilttoa, whl oh, 1r 1a~11taot.ory1 you cay aend to her dtTeo\ t o b• ereou.ted or l"etu rn tt. io me, • hloheTer rou wl ab to 4o .

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HKHfll Y T. HACK KTT ATTOlttltn' 6 COUN•m.&.Oll AT LAW

&&8 UN.'°" eTJtSST ll'OUOHfCCIHjS,

Hon . Franklin D. llooaevol t Hyde Park Dutoheaa County , N. Y.

Dear l"ra.nkli n:

Nsw YottK

Oct . 3rd, 1986 .

Yours ot Sept . 30th containing deed e xecuted by you to J.trs . Backer and deed from r.·lra. Backer to you and copie• ot Lent letters r eceived.

I have sent the deed executed by you back to Waehington to hove a Cl erk' s certi f i cote at t ached. showing tho outhor i ty of the Notary Public to toke tho acknowledgement .

Hatfield hae juet hondad to ma o deed executed by Veane Lent s.nd wtte to him ot their interest in the wood lot, ~hi ch I &D havi ng recorded . I hav$ had H• t ficld execute e daed of this property to you, which I am holding in the eaf'e until we a r e reedy to recor d it.

D' I;..ahosoh drove stakes i n the ground mar.king t be l i ne trom the northeast corner of the Lsnt wood l ot to tho saithea at corner of the Dumphy f arm. I think more eubetantial ciarkero obou.ld be put 1D thei r pl aces before they are l<nooked out,

Tomot"row. I will l ook up the .question or the acreoge o f t ho Jones property end el eo the whereabouts ot th4 other Lente and write you .

With klndest regards, I om

Sincerely yours,

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Dll>MIDVll roa '° roanuna c11••iw.

I .. "711111 to tlD4 - le1t h•lr• an4 all ettort1 10 tar ha" 'blea ano1e11f111. I won4eP tt 10• wo1114 "' 11' the Po1a.1ter at Yonkel'1, ..,, ro$ •n .. , amr 1n­toJ'9&,1on on the tollow1D11

th• peepl• ln q•1t1oa ue le.Nb DeW1'' Lent, t11'1t wlte Of 1NU11a t. Lent, wbo, ln 1113, W&I 11'flall wUb hlP fl'fl llhll41'1D at 10. 'fal'lnl naoe, Yoaan, •· r. ft• -• of tale t1•• ohil4Na ••l'I • .Joba De1'1tt Lent, Ro•• DIW1tt Leat, Ohal'lotw lll1o' Leat, llal'l'l•t . DeWlt• Lent an4 9leo40PI DeW1tt Le•'·

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&U UNtOfil 9'lltuT PoueMK..,..flL New 'rortK

Kon . fr&Alcll• D. Rc>o .. ••l t ff7d• Parle Dutch••• County, H. Y.

D'Luhoach, th• CiTil En.gt neer, 1uto?TW4 me t hl• nornlng that the acreage or the remaindal' o r the Jonu propert1 retained by you amunte to about t wenty-tiro acr••· That th e UIOUnt you ara to con••1 to !aa. Becker amount• to about twenty-••Yon acre•, 11hich conta in• the Scb&rter wood lot .

I 114•• Juot rocol•od tho deo<I r l'OCI 7ou to Mra. Becker back from leah1ngt.on , where I sent 1t to ha.Ye a clerk'• certi t icate a ttach ed. It 11 now ready for dell~•ry to her. I s oot Ml'o . Backer tbo dood trom her to you yootorda7 tor execution . The Federal lAw• require s t amps to be at ta ched to doodo In the "'10unt or Cltty centa tor oacb $500 . or troctlon thoreot. Tb• dood Crom you to Mro. Bocker dated Nov. 2? , 103? hoa a 09 . otomp attached. Kindly let me !coo• tho a mount In atampa you •ant me to atta ch to eacb deed.

Mra . Coapm.o , tbe acbool tax collector ot 4htr1ct nwaber 5, In which tbo JODH property aocl tbe Peter C. Aohan tara are • 1 tuated, haa Juat recei •ed tho t ax boot , bu t aa ahe 1a awe,y tode71 I am unable to obtai n the anount ot tbe tuco until tomorrow. ill yow-othu achool t aroo, Incl ud1"8 t hose on the Pleaeant Valley .,od lot ba•• been i'IJid t amounti ng In all to $429 . 71 . !!rs . Booker baa eont ma o ootloo ot her achool taxe• aMount1ne; to $.53.Ge pl us col lector'• tee• on that part or the lhmphy t a.rm she 1• going to oon•ey to you and 1en1 to be In do.ibt as to •ho I.a to pflY It .

'lbe preaeni baleac• on tb.e special account la $167.40 . Thero at"e oo• unpaid blllo or Lucker ror additional praalwt OD tba !Altcheu 1!111 propert7 Of $ 114.ff D'Luboach tor ournying tho 10DH property u.:12 'lbe achool tuea on the Pei er C. Roha11 place,

tho out ond or tho Dumphy tana and tho Brlggo wood lot l.!let year o.countod to 246 , 44 and In addition to that there will bo texee on t-ho Jonea property thl a year.

• 403.?0 Will you, th orororo kindly oond CMI about $300 . to ~••t th••• bllla .

It oppoor• that • hon !'ronklin 'I'. Lent di ed 1nteatato et ~terllng , I.Aleo. on tho 3rd day or Dect11thor, 1919 h•

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HaNRY T . HACKaTT ATTCNtNSY. CoU.N• su.otlt AT LAW

.1.16 UNtOfit 9T•CST ~UOHk• ..... I. NSW YOllt"

Oot. 5tb , 1938.

Hon . Franklin D. Hooae•el t #2--

l•tt hlm aurviving the tollow108:

lannie Deane Lent. widow, Sterling , t.<.asa. Dea ne Lent , eon , • • Charlot te L&D\: , Oa\lfthter, addreee u.nknowa Roae Lent, • • • Harriet Lent, " • • Delli t t Lent, eon , " • Theodore Lent, • •

I am i nformed that Sarah DeWitt Lent, t h • t!ret wite or : ranklin T. Lent , wao ll•Jing with her five cbildro.n in 1903 at 104- 'iVn.ring Place , Yonkel"s.1 N. Y. I em UD8ble to rtnd out • here her chi ldren ere now, to Wi t:

J ohn DeWit t Lent Roso Do'liltt Lent Charlotte Elliot Lent Harriet De\'li tt Loht 'lboodore DeWitt Lent

I though t that you might ha•e someone see i t t hey can loca te any one of tbe1Je chil dren , and it eo and Wi ll lot me k:now, I will have llat!!eld ge t in t ouch with him at once,

Aleo, wi ll you ki ndly s end me a check for i200. t ·O nii mburee me for t he amount I paid to Deane Lent for h!o doad ,

With kindeat regards, I am

Sincerely yours,

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H8NlllY T. HAC K&TT ATTOIHllrt a CoUfrfea..L.Otl AT LAW

&&e U MM* ST•UT ~•MICCU'91L Nsw YOtlllC

!!on , Yranltlla O. Rooenelt The liblt o Houoe Waehington, D. C.

Dear ll' l'IJ1lcll n :

Oct . lltb, 11138.

I no• haTe the deedatrom Mrs . Backer

to you a.ad trom you. to Ura . Backer ready to be recorded t

but be tore dolna oo I 110u.ld like to han the opportuo.1 ty

to talk with you . 11111 :rou kllldly let .,. kno• whon 1 t

would be conTent ent tor you to ••• m• the nert ti~ you

are at Hyde Park.

Ylith kind••t rega.rd• , I a•

Sincerely youra,

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Dhr Jl'rankll n:

Hll:NftY T . HACl<CTT

ATTO'-Nrr • COUN•.U.O" AT LAW a.a. U NIOlii Snt•CT

P'ou8Mlll.C,..t l: HIW VO•UC

Oa JiloA4Q", I recorded th• dt .. trio• kr1. S.oker to 70.a and t.h• '"' tro. rou. io tire. Backer aad trrt \1 to b1.r t or aon17 to P9¥ her 1bu1 o-r the t obool t.u11 . Will y ou. pl• ... • ••Dd: a e t300. eo I 11.0 ol1ar up :rour IOh OOl ta.n1, ftr. lUUNDCI pnci-.., ttc.

Wl lh kiod11t reprd.1, I aa

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1-H•NRY T. HACKaTT

ATTOmtrt • COUNe&Ll.CMt AT LAW aa• UNtoH 8TIHST

l'OUe-NK88"111. New YOtltC

H•"· 1'rukl11l D. RooeneH ,,,.. ni ie . sou .. lallh111&'-'llo D, C,

Dear .fnaklio:

Oot. 2et11, l9S8.

I aokDll'llledge .. oeipt of :roar letter

ooata111i114 ohHk for '3()0. to pey th• tuH, 1 ... 11....,0•

pr.iwu, D'Luboaob, e'\a, ud. ob. .. k: tor tfOO. te relaburae

•• for the ..... at paicl to Deaoe L•t .

In ocapl1aooe with :ro11r d1reot1olla,

I ban attaohed '4· illu'9 ill at..,. to tho 4ee4a froa :r-

to Jira, Backer ud fro• Kra , Baehr t o 1011 aod haft bad tha

ColUltJ Clon: oorroot th• record• 1D Ill• office aocord1ngly.

I ban alreacl;y wr1 t tell lira, Backer ill

regard w th• taxH ud .. ucloelq • oop:r of .,. leiter te

ber. 'l'b• onlr unpaid tu•• ere th• aobool tu•• • Kra.Backel'

paid the generel tax•• oil the Dllllph:r flll'll ill 1Ullar:r.

W1 th tilldHt .. gard• , I ..

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ICH. O.Orce Baot-•r 044 'lt'Ul 4nau• 5n To,_ Clt1, N. T.

fti • .onlac I ,..oorie4 th• 4 etM! t"1'09 Prt•l•eat Roo .... 1, to 7ou or ""' or th• lo•• prope.r'r .ad tb.e deed f!'O• J'OU to tbe Preetdeat. Th• Preeldent •lll pay t.be Hbool t ax 011 th• D:m:Pbr t•ni, •hi.ob &110unt• to t M .98 plu• ~. bui be o~pect• rou to Pt.7 oce-hlllt or tbe tcb.ool t.1.x oa tho Jone• property Cllcb a.ounte to t lO, !O.

'l'h• 10.bool tu oa tbo ~htJ'ter t az11 UIOUD'• '° f'0.91. •l.ll J"O\I tladl7 ••d .... cboU ;.o tb.1 order or Llur. •· Coe.saaa, eolleotor, tor tm...u to 1*1 tho oollool taro• Oil tho Schatte:r ra.na &M oa halt ot Ulo lo:i•• propa\7.

I will baTe Mr. LL&cto7 cuoo l tll• tin luuruoo poller 011 tho Otaa,pbt lolia.M .u l•n• a a .. oao tor tbe Proeldnt,

I Will b1Y1 tbo Ort.bu A«eno7, which bold• tho ti r e luurance o n the old bw• t 1_14 'bal"D Oh tbot par~ ot tbt Jon• • prooeri1 which 70u ht .. purob.t••4 , canc• l the old pol107 fl.lld 1•~· • M • ODO in )'O\al' ..... . .lt p NHDt there l a 1160 . oa the old boue• &Ad tteO. OQ \ h• 014 barn, ukiog tl,000. 1o all.

.lt. nea• o.t , W1Ulaa 811"0b l a CH:eup,.tag the bouM OD Uia Jonaa FO'PQ''lJ'• Be l a 01'•r • 1Pt7 ,...,. ot e.s• an4 baa a dog a D4 a t n chiok.-=.•. Ra baa bMD allo. .. to • i.v \b•r• la order c.o &Told pa.Ji.o.g TaOUQ7 i•.uru.•• o• tbe bouff aDd I tbiat 11. ftUJ.d. lloa Ju\ a• ftll \0 l a t bla ata, thu• tbl • Wlntar. Ra h.t.8 oo LacoM a:rce])t a a.all eaouot !Toa tba Rall at Ad.m_ni nrat:or t.04 oow and \hen b• • orka outi by t he d.,..

It 10'1 • 111 pl.aaaa Mnd me a check to Pft.1' the aobool taxea ud tha old t ln ln.urenca policy o o the DWllPh.1 tar11, I • 111 ett:end t o tbaa, aod •• aooo •• t ba daa4 tuta bHO "cordM and returned to ... l • ill aao.d it to fO\I. • l\b tba 4994 or the Scbattar ta.rm and a a tat..ant ot all tb.a other 1rpaa.Ha .

TH& WHtn HOUR W ....... IHGTOH

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H•N9tY T. HAeK•TT A,.,....,. a COVN ........ AT LAW

aae UflllOW 9T9a"I' f"OUeftn:o... Nnr YOM;

Boa. hulrlla D. Jlooenolt 111t• Park n,,. 11 ... CcnaatJ'' •• y.

Dear ~111

I aol<nowledp nooip' er ~ "°'' llt ...., ...... la' 0011ta1aiac leH•r tna -lPJ' J , ToGab• 4at9' Ootober Sri, 1918 requeniag Ille\ \lie iae••raaoe ea U.. n.tolleoo Bill oottoge be 1nereHe4 to ti.11,000. I Ila.,. juot eallecl up llr-. Lllol<•J' •lld be 1atome M thet tllon 1• now flll,000, ilUOlruoe Oii the !llatoi.. .. Bill oot1-•

I e ol<Dowl•dge noo1pt or J'Ollr ,,.,, ot llo"-" 21>4 &Ad. oor\1t1oato 1oeuecl bJ' th• Nn ~orlc £1ro Iaeur a1100 llatilll! Orga.Qiaation • PP1'0"1"41 tho • l ootr'ioal 1utallatioa la tho llu«hoon houo b7 Cher-l oo .lagelllarU.

llatt1eld hu n lUe11 w lire. Leo , oao ot the Leat ' boir• , to ••••rtain th• place• or r poldo11co or her broth9ra1 and aa 7et baa DDt r•e1Ya4 UT rep17. He wld .. toclar thu h• "111 wnh bu oga111 011 lll51>4q lt be c!OH aot bMr bJ' the t t1• .

Th• clood tram - !llap1ll<• to rra»Jc Jaoob• &Ad Cbarloo Jacob• doted Juu 28 , 1917 ucl reoor'decl 111 L1lter S98 a t page 1111 ooataiu th• tollowiag!

•Bzoept a r1gbt of WQ', 1t u7, o••r t h• p·re.11•• a bOH c!Hor1 bed troa Cd 1o l<llOWll 00 tho Le11t wood l ot to tllo public h1 Sll•ar. •

I "111 write to hul< J a.oobe ud toll hi. that 10u llaft no cloeir-• to purchue hi• tara at thia u ...

Jade• Ao••- Ila• wr1 U OD .. tut ba t.biJllt• th• llob.oD price 1o t oo hi ...

Bop1ac to ooe ,..,. betore 1"" retun '" laohiagton , I a

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HOft. 7r~kl 1n D. Roo• •••lt Tb• lh1 t• Mou•• •allhlqton, D. C.

Mo•. lttb, 1938.

Mr•· 1ob.anne .. • n reportd to • \bl• 1110rDJ. 1C that tb• o•••pool 1• l •Kl iig lD\O '2:.• • •11 OD t he ~" pla••· ., ti.a t the • • t•r 1 • u&tlt tor u••·

llndl7 let .. know whet to do about i i.

THI: WHITI: HOU81:

WAaHINOTON

I 3 FY lt0 11118 • ... ._,..

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THiii[ BIST DRITI: llLL JUB'.!' 118'.!' or TOMPl'.111 BOUD STOP

TILL TOU dJ; nLLD or RID JIOOX 'l'O DO IT

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Nsw Yotlte

Satur4q artorDM• I loolte4 e ftr tb• 1i watielll a t th• Tcmpltlo.o plaH aa4 toun4 that tile 4rh''" .. u alld t•H-1 are Y01'7 •l•• to oath other lD tbe el« Tv9pi<laa 1ardaa aorcH tile rMd trcM1 il11 Ta!Qki1111 houH. It """14 H- t bd the Oeapeet QT ,.,..14 be to 4r1Te 1 w ll oa tlle - al4• ot tha ..,.4 aa tba Toepll::l1111 hOQH aJld It thi• aaaaot be une, to ceaaaot tha ,._pltino houa wUb tba Anaolaa .. u In tba baUdl .. occupld b7 lire, 1ohallUaMa. '!here la oa • 1' w ll Hl'9H th• read troa tb• TollPl<lu boll•• which collld ba u •«, bat wo11l4 ha-ra ta ba claut4 out , conre4 onr aa4 a pipe pat do'Oll ulldar t h• road. .

1aoob1 waa btN thlt morai1>1 ond 1114 that ha would ba wlllllll t o radii•• bit price troa '14 , 000. to tll,000, tor bl a tora bat• - tba Rohan tar• aad tba Scbattar tu• no• own .. b7 lire. Baoltar.

llDdJ.7 lat •• knoa what 70u • ant doat about tha wall on t ha Totlpltine place aa tlwra are aow two t-i11 .. occupj1ng tba 'l'oQl<1H llollH &lld pa71ng rent .

81noel"'•lT TOUra,

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1 got i .a t ouob witll 1oHph rtabel, \he pluaber 'Ibo .... tbe worlc at the oou.,., u •0011 u 1 ooul4 &tier I rooeind 70ur telepui, He prcateed to hen hi• men try to dri•• a w ll 011 the HM eid• ot th• road u the To111>kiu bouee la located tbi• 1110ra.1Jlg,

I atoppe4 to aM ir:r.. JobaaneaMD on ., "7 boM l ut 111gbt Dlld mo tol4 - tbat eh• '14 not t hink that t h• Art••ian well at h ... roadetan4 would turnleb enough water tor both plaeH ae it h only about tort)' teot deep, She aleo told - thot abe didn' t think there wu any d~•r ot t nhold tner or nH4 or inooulat1011. Ber eon, Hal'J')' JoballllHMll, oooup!H th• Mbond tloor and An Lare.., oeoupl .. the t i ret tloor o t t h o 'l'ollpkiu bou ...

It l!'iabol i • 11Ubla t o dr1Yo a wall, do you • ant an .lrtHian well drlll•4 near th e 'l'oapl<.ine bOUH?

With k1Dd.ea t regard•, 1 a

Sincerely your•,

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HC H• Y T. HACKllTT A TnMNCY • C0u.N• ll..l.O'I #t. f' l..#IW

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'tour t elegrc reoel•.ct. I baTe Ju.it t.alked • lib w1111 .. Ploe, wt.o will ... 7eller at onoe .~, drtllla& a .. 11 ••llt or the tb•ptlna kwM •• 900D •• po11ibl1.

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ll'OUott•UJ'91C

Hon. 1ruklln D. !looao•ol\ 'fare Springe , 0.01'g1• .

Doer l'ranlclin:

HOT. !9th, 1~38 .

I acknowl ldgo N oolpt ot )'Our l otter ot Noninbo r 26t h letter f 'rom Brett & Wyolcot t, Inc . in ref erence to the Huyler

I will take up thl1 matter with Hattlold at "'1 tlrot containing propony. oppo?'tuni ty .

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IAe UM'°" 9T•UT

Boa. hmlklla D. -•.,.U llTd• Parle IUtohH• Collnty, • · Y.

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oolle ot ead l< .. p tll"&ol< o f t ll• r.ah.

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aae UNM)M en.an ~OHIC&U.IL N.W YOlll:IC

lion, J'l'8Dlcl.1n D, Rooenel t Tbo llh1 to Houoo

llaohiqtol', D. C, .

Dae.r Franklin:

o.o. e t h, 19118.

R•pl.Tilll! to a let hr juot reooi Tod from 111•• LeHand , 1n re:terenoe to tbe l M.aea I aent you on NoT . • th with Cbr!. etlo.n Bio and 4l'Dold Barga, I ha ... hod them 1'9Wl'i tten and am ucloeiq 'h• horowi th .

Chr1ot1a11 Bi o ha.a J>8.l d the llo .. omber .,d December rant. I ha ... not rooei ... d on)"1b111!! trom .\niold Berge.

l!'ellor 1o d.rilllng a ••ll alolll!oido t ho Tompkin• bouoe, I think he boo boon hlayod conoidorablT bT the rain and anow.

We haTe acquired another one-ai:rth ot the title to tho Le nt wood lot by o dood trom John DeWitt Lent and Wite ot Peru., I ll. We DDW haTe t wo-ai:rtba, or one- thi rd, of tho t i tle. I he ... hod Hatfield nih to Theodore DeWit t Lent, a eon ot Theodore DeWitt Lent , deceased, Higblud Park, Ill . , to uoorte.1n 1f ho 1e tho onl y hoir of hie t..thG'o

Will ,-ou l<!.ndl,- eend mo $200. to r oimburao mo for t hat amount which I paid to Joh.n Dolli tt Lant ,

11th kindoet rogordo, I om

Sincerely your• ,

\ H&NJIY T. HACK&TT

ATTOMISV 6 CoUNaa..LCMI AT l.AW

&&a UNION 9"1UT

lion. l'ranlclin D. Roo .. -..u '!'be l'b1 t e l!O\IH Waehington, D. c.

Deer Frankl.in:

Nsw Yo.ti:

Deo. 181.h, l~.

I han gou over th• Bu7ler mtter w1 th

Hattield and h• OIJUHh that it be held in abeyance tor

awhile aa he underotande that the eetete i• being eettled

aad the property may be boug)lt at a lonr figure .

He ha• in mind that part ot the Vanderbilt

pro~rty eaot ot the Poet Road already provided •1th roade,

oomo building• and a partial water supply •• a bettor object

tor d•~elopm1nt.

With kindeet regard•, I em

S1nc•rel7 your•,

H&H"Y T. HA CK •T·T A~ A COU.~ AT LAW

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Dec. 19UI, 19:18.

I aolalowl edgo receipt or 70ur letter ot tho 9th 1n•tant 0011toin l11g cbeok t or ~l!OO. to ffff order to relaburae • tor tb•t amou.nt peld to John Dolli U Lant: al ao l•H• aigned by JOU • I t b 4l'!lold Berge 1111d Cbriatian Bl•.

I will baT• ill••• l••••• alg11e4 bJ Bergo &lid 81• aa eoon aa poaelbla.

Feller bu tlni ohed 4rllllng t b• ••ll at the l'ompklna bouH and .llra . Jobanneoae11 b H juat told • tllat the pluaber bao co11naot..i 1t wl tb the water 1y1iem ln tbe houee .

Petor c. Rohan paid todo:r blo 1natal1-nt or rent aoount1ng to t 2SO. • blob la duo tbla K>Dtb.

SI t b lc1ndeot rogardo and boat w1ohoa tor a Happy Chfla-• and l le• Teer, I •

S1ncoraly your•,

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Copy ot memor andwn to t he Postmaster General and Admiral Peoples sent t o John M. Haokett.

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Kon. Jranlclin D. Rooae•el t, l'hit• Houae, Washington, I>.C.

Dear ll:r Preeident:

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December 22nd 1938

rhank you ror your letter or the l9thand tor the care and intereet you have taken in 111<f own pereonal trouble• .

l(Y llPP•al ii nry ear nut . I am certain that a• eoon ae the City t&kee title to th• old P.O.eite the aame old gang waH• ambition 1e to tear doirn John li&el<ett•• lair ettio• •ill at one• atart an enlars•-nt acitatian er th• buildina and t h• eite. J.nyth1na to aocomplieh it• purpou. To do H tlle7 will , ae u aual, uee good and well intentioned people as mouthpiece•, who ot courae will not know what i• behind the acen••·

I rHpecttu.1)7 euggHt that the U.8.eonny to a priTate buaineaa concern and stipulate in the deed by pr9per reeel'YatioD9 that the preaent width or aide•alk ehall alwa,ye be maintained

"11.Dd that no building ah&ll e•er enorea.ch thereon.

Your idea or a mueeum or park ia eplendid, but thirty yeara or experience in thi• City h&e taught me that a.~ enlargement ~£itation will etart at once.

With bnt wiahee ror a llerry Q\rietmae and a ll&ppy ll•• Year belie•e me

I n re• <hle Genner1ch Betat e

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