Franklin D. Roosevelt T.L.S., aboard the U.S.S. Potomac, Dec. 1, 1937 : to Dear Bill [William Wickham Hoffman], New York, N.Y, concerning the tax-exempt status of Anderson House
1937
MSS 729 M
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Title
Franklin D. Roosevelt T.L.S., aboard the U.S.S. Potomac, Dec. 1, 1937 : to Dear Bill [William Wickham Hoffman], New York, N.Y, concerning the tax-exempt status of Anderson House
Published
U.S.S. Potomac 1937
Description
[1] p. on 2 conjugate leaves ; 23 cm.
Call Number
MSS 729 M
Note
"I understand that the commissioners of the District of Columbia, in reporting upon Senate Bill no. 2615 (which is a bill to exempt this property from taxtion) opposed the exemption .... However, they have reconsidered ... and have written the the chairman of the District Senate and House Committees in accordance with the copy of letter enclosed herewith." [not present]
Also included is a copy of Hoffman's typed two-page letter to "My dear Franklin." (2 p.)
Hoffman had written that "the Larz Anderson House in Washington ... has been offered with all its contents to the Society of the Cincinnati, of which you are a member. Unfortunately, the Society cannot afford to accept it unless the property be tax-exempt." -- W.W. Hoffman to F.D.R., Oct. 22, 1937
"At the time you were made a member of the Society, I remember so well the intimate knowledge which you displayed about the Society and its history.... Scattered throughout the land in the homes of present members or in the homes of other descendants of officers of the Revolution are letters, records and historical objects which I know would be offered to the Society of the Cincinnati if the owners were assured that they would be placed in some central home where they could be both safely housed and also serve a purpose in education. Doubtless most of these will soon be scattered and lost if they are not gathered together at this time."
Roosevelt had been named an honorary member of the New York State Society of the Cincinnati in 1934; Hoffman was writing in 1937 as the Secretary of that Society.
Also included is a copy of Hoffman's typed two-page letter to "My dear Franklin." (2 p.)
Hoffman had written that "the Larz Anderson House in Washington ... has been offered with all its contents to the Society of the Cincinnati, of which you are a member. Unfortunately, the Society cannot afford to accept it unless the property be tax-exempt." -- W.W. Hoffman to F.D.R., Oct. 22, 1937
"At the time you were made a member of the Society, I remember so well the intimate knowledge which you displayed about the Society and its history.... Scattered throughout the land in the homes of present members or in the homes of other descendants of officers of the Revolution are letters, records and historical objects which I know would be offered to the Society of the Cincinnati if the owners were assured that they would be placed in some central home where they could be both safely housed and also serve a purpose in education. Doubtless most of these will soon be scattered and lost if they are not gathered together at this time."
Roosevelt had been named an honorary member of the New York State Society of the Cincinnati in 1934; Hoffman was writing in 1937 as the Secretary of that Society.
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