TLS signed “FDR,” two pages, 8 x 10.5, State of New York Executive Chamber letterhead, August 10, 1929. Letter to "Carp," in part: "I am at home for three comparatively quiet days interspersed by only one speech each day before I leave on Monday before a tour through the southern tier lasting five days. Farming Operations—I just knew that you as the descendent of a long line of up-state farmers like myself could not keep away from the soil. I think the plan of using the Williams property and Mose Martin's an excellent one. I would not change the obligation of the taxes from my name yet as it will be simply bookkeeping to have the Foundation buy back what I put into the property plus taxes and interest at the same time that the Foundation buys from me the Smith corner (Kibbe's house) and the Colbert corner east of the pools. I am glad that you are getting on so well with the vegetables and I am inclined to think that we should study the practicability of a dry vegetable cellar in which to keep winter reserves. It is fine to think you are putting up so much in cans. In regard to the chicken farm, I think it is all right to help Leverett finance the Doster place and let him have the chicken yard, run, etc. on our property west of it providing the yards are not visible from the Foundation road to the west and providing we do not cut down a lot of trees. Good for the goats! Between your goats and my bull we ought to teach these Georgians something about the use of mountain land. By the way, how is Doyle getting on with the cattle, thoroughbred and otherwise?…By the way how would it be for you to mention that the Foundation would consider buying Mr. Hart's cottage for $3000 and Mrs. McPherson's for $4000. The two cottages themselves are, of course, worth exactly zero to us. The land might be worth the above suggested figure, by a wide stretch of the imagination. By the same token it might be well to get word informally to Hudson that the Foundation might consider paying them $3500…Movies: Don't do anything on that now. I hope to be able to write you in a week in regard to good free films which I am trying to get through Steve Early. Pauline Murrell: It would be fine if Pauline would build a cottage. She ought to be able to do the whole thing for $1000 land and $3000 cottage. I think that Pauline can be treated as an exception to the rule as she is one of our oldest patients and still remains on patients aid. I am awfully sorry she has had such a tough break." In fine condition, with file holes to the top.
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