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    "ocrText": "Office of the Trustees of\nWashington's Headquarters\nand Museum\nNewburgh, N.Y.\nWASHINGTON'S HEADQUARTERS\nMUSEUM\nP.P.F.\n974\nNovember 16, 1933.\nHonorable Franklin D. Roosevelt,\nPresident of the United States,\nThe White House,\nWashington, D. C.\nMy dear Mr. President:\nOn behalf of the trustees of\nWashington's Headquarters and of my interest\nin the museum, I thank you most sincerely for\nyour gracious reply to my request for a word\nfrom you. We are very much pleased to be able\nto add your name to our collection in the museum,\nthat embraces those of Washington, Jefferson,\nLincoln and of many who stand out in the history\nof our country.\nVery respectfully yours,\nL. 7 Shuart\nCurator of the State Museum.\nOffice of the Trustees of\nWashington's Headquarters\naseum\nNewburg\nNovember 13, 1933.\nR.\nP\nNovember\n1933.\n974\nH'\n?\nMy doar Mr. Stuart:\nNot only because of my doop\npersonal interest in Washington's\nX XPPF 168\nHondquertors, but also because of\nx \" 66-A\nmy family association with Nowburgh,\nX \" 134\nI on vory glad to sond you this note\nfor tho collection in the musoum.\nVery sincerely yours,\n?\nI. F. Stuart, Eng.,\nCurator of the State insoun,\nWashington's Hoadquartors,\nNowburgh, Now York.\nShuart\nCurator of the Mussum.\nOffice of the Trustees of\nWashington's Headquarters\nand Museum\n#\nNewburgh, N.Y.\nWASHINGTON'S HEADQUARTERS\nMÜSEUM\nNovember 6, 1933.\nHonorable Franklin D. Roosevelt,\nPresident of the United States,\nThe White House,\nWashington, D. C.\nMy dear Mr. President:\nOwing to the stress\nof National affairs, we have refrained from\nwriting you until the present time; we should\nbe so much pleased to add your autograph to\nthose of former Presidents of the United\nStates which we have upon letters, manuscripts,\nand various documents in the State Museum at\nWashington's Headquarters, Newburgh, N. Y.\nthat we are venturing to write you now. May\nwe not have the privilege and also the pleasure\nof placing a letter from you, or if not that,\nyour autograph among those of the former\nPresidents of our Country?\nVery respectfully yours,\nL.7. Shuart\nCurator of the State Museum.\nE.P.F.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\n974\nJune 24, 1935.\nMEMORANDUM FOR\nHON. FREDERIC A. DELANO\nX\n*x1092\nX\nMama gave me this on\nSunday. Is there anything that\nyou think we can do about it or\nis it wholly a State matter?\nF. D. R.\nSXPPF1672\nPPFP\nX\nDora\nLetter from Mrs. Forbes to Mrs. Roosevelt\nregarding a grant to the Newburgh Museum\nNeeds repairs etc.\nat Washington's Headquarters at Newburgh. x917\nxp.f.F: 134\nJune 26, 1935\n974\nMy dear Mr. Keefe:\nMr. Walter O. Lloyd has written to me with\nrespect to a proposal for the illumination of\nxpp7168\nWashington's Headquarters in Newburgh.\nXPP7134\nWhile I am not fully conversant with all\nthe details of the plan, it does seem to me that\nthe proposed method of illumination will undoubt-\nedly add to the attractiveness of this historic\nbuilding and I want to take this opportunity to\nwish you every success in carrying it through.\nVery sincerely yours,\nFred Keefe, Esq., x\nPublisher, Newburgh News, x\nChairman, Washington's Headquarters\nIlluminating Committee,\nNewburgh, New York.\ntmb\nxp.PF82\n*917\nOF\n22\nPA DE ENT THE INTE RIOR\nTHE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR\nWASHINGTON\nMAY\nJUN 25 1935\nHon. M. H. McIntyre,\nAssistant Secretary to the President.\nMy dear Col. McIntyre:\nI have received your memorandum of June 14, transmitting\na letter from Mr. Walter O. Lloyd, concerning a proposal to\ngive outside illumination to Washington's Headquarters in New-\nburgh.\n#\nAs the community is assuming the financial cost that will\nbe involved, and as the proposed method of illumination will\nundoubtedly add to the attractiveness of the historic building,\nit seems to me that the plan outlined in Mr. Lloyd's letter is\na good one.\nIn accordance with your request, Mr. Lloyd's letter to\nyou is enclosed.\nSincerely yours,\nHarold Peless\nSecretary of the Interior.\nx466-B.\nEnclosure 625134\nSTOP\nAT\nJune 14, 1935\nMEMORANDUM FOR SECRETARY ICKES\nWhat do you think of this?\nPlease return the attached letter.\nL\nM. H. MCINTYRE\nAssistant Secretary\nto the President\nEnclosure\ntmb\nLetter from Walter O. Lloyd, written from Hotel Campbell, Poughkeepsie, New York\nJune 1, 1935 to the President in re a plan he has proposed to the Citizens of\nNewburgh and Beacon for outside illumination of Washington's Headquarters in\nNewburgh. Fred Keefe, Publisher of the Newburgh News and the Beacon News has\nic\nassumed the Chairmanship of the Kiwanis Club to finance equipment and cost of\noperation for a year. Asks if the idea appeals to the President will he please\nwrite to Mr. Keefe giving his moral support.\n1-038a\nENCLOSURE 625134\nNE OBLIVISCA\nDEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR\nCan\n6-6945\nONLY FIREPROOF H\nGPO\nPOUGHKEEP SIE, NE\nJ\nTo Our President,\nFranklin D. Roosevelt,\nVechiraton\n19884\nOBLIVISCA\nBotel Campbell\nMERRITT A. GOODRICH.\nTHE ONLY FIREPROOF HOTEL IN\nNATIONAL PARK SERVICE\nMANAGER\nPOUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK\nJUN 17 1935\nis\nJune 1, 1935.\nMAILS AND FILES\nTo Our President,\nmae Look\nFranklin D. Roosevelt,\nWashington, D. C.\npup.\nAttention: Mr. MacEntyre.\nDear President Roosevelt,\nHave proposed a plan to the Citizens of Newburgh\nand Beacon for outside illumination of Washington's Headquarters\nin Newburgh. It will give our traveling citizens the privilege\nto view from New York Central, the Hudson River and the Highways\nMr. Fred Keefe, Publisher of the Newburgh News and\nBeacon News has assumed the Chairmanship of the Kiwanis Club\nto finance equipment and cost of operation for a year. If the\nidea appeals to you, would you please write Mr. Fred Keefe,\nPublisher of the Newburgh News, Chairman of the Washington's\nHeadquarters Illuminating Committing, giving your moral support\nI would greatly appreciate same.\nIt will be dignified, all data furnished by me and\napproval of lighting engineers of Central Hudson and General Electric.\nI have furnished a large painting of Headquarters with night\nilluminating effect.\nP. S. Your letter referring to Monsignor Sheahan very much\nappreciated by our Dutchess County Citizens.\nW.O.L.\n~ STOP AT RECOGNIZED HOTELS -"
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