TLS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 9, Assistant Secretary of the Navy letterhead, December 10, 1914. Letter offering advice to a Historical Society. In part, 'It should not confine itself to or waste its money on banquets and other means of spending money without having anything to show for it. The work of a County Historical Society should be two-fold. First to perpetuate the records of the past...secondly, to act as a repository for objects of historical interest...I should like to see the funds of the Society used in the publication annually.' Matted and framed with a photo of Roosevelt and a small plaque, to an overall size of 20 x 29.5. In fine condition, with light toning, expected folds and signature a shade light. RRAuction COA. Oversized.
