Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, Two Typed Letters Signed

To include:

the first, one page on The White House stationary, a letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt to the 89th Governor of South Carolina, Martin F. Ansel of Greenville, South Carolina, typed on a single folded sheet, dated December 10, 1935; with original envelope. In the letter, Roosevelt wishes Ansel a happy birthday and "very best wishes for your continued health, happiness and success. Very sincerely yours, Franklin D. Roosevelt." (8 3/4 x 7 in.).

the second, one page, a letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to Mrs. H. H. Harris of Greenville, South Carolina, on the former first lady's Val-Kill Cottage, Hyde Park, New York stationary, dated January 15, 1949, with two corrections made by hand; with original envelope signed "Anna Eleanor Roosevelt" in upper right corner. In the letter, Eleanor Roosevelt discusses the United Nations, writing in part: "...it is very remarkable that with so many political questions flung at it, the United Nations has been able to keep the world together and as yet we are not at war. In the functions which it was hoped would keep the peace, the United Nations has accomplished many very excellent things. . . . I see no reason, if we are able to keep from war and to resolve the difficulties with the USSR representing communism and the USA representing democracy, why we can not hope that the machinery created by the United Nations can be of great value. Very sincerely yours, Eleanor Roosevelt." (10 1/4 x 6 5/8 in.)

Both with folds from mailing. Franklin Roosevelt letter with some soiling, light creasing, a couple spots of foxing, and expected mild offsetting from being folded; the envelope with soiling and general wear from being mailed and opened including loss of flap. Eleanor Roosevelt letter with minor creasing, and the verso with a couple small spots of grime and faint discoloration from the envelope; envelope with toning, some spots of ink, a tiny spot of grime, and general wear from being opened.

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