TLS signed “FDR,” one page, 8 x 10.5, State of New York, Executive Chamber letterhead, October 17, 1930. Letter to Nelson C. Brown of Syracuse University’s New York State College of Forestry, in full: "You will notice that I insist on keeping up that title. Many thanks for your mighty nice letter. I certainly appreciate all you say, except when you talk about my being a candidate for President. I hope that that honor will be spared to me for, for purely selfish reasons, I have no desire even to run for the most thankless office in the land. After this election is all over, I am going down to Warm Springs, but before I go I shall try to dig out at Hyde Park my old book giving the dates of planting the various trees at Hyde Park, and I shall send you from Warm Springs a more or less detailed description of nineteen years of work there. Later on you and Mrs. Brown must run down and see us again." In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. During this time period, Roosevelt was well-established as New York's no-nonsense, anti-corruption governor, and was determined to reclaim his seat in the forthcoming state election less than a month away. Despite his personal feelings, Roosevelt's strong base and high visibility made him an obvious candidate for the Democratic nomination in 1932. An exceptional letter that references Hyde Park, Warm Springs, and FDR's presidential trepidation.
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