Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum Collection:Grace Tully Archive Series: Grace Tully Papers Box 3; Folder 6: "Correspondence: Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1941-1945"

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'II ."''''.OTON

January 15, 1941

I am planning as usual to have a birthday party for the President on January )0 at 7 : 30 p.m.

We both hope very much that you can be with us .

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H<E ""'Hll HOUSE

WI ~HINGTON

October 13 , 1941

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Thank you for the toilet 10U

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are sweet to remember my birthday and

I am appreciative of your thought of

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THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

~ecember 23 , 1941

Dear Miss Tully :

I tried t o reach you this

morning but you had not arrived.

Mrs . Roosevelt hopes that you can

dine with her and the President

on Christmas night at eight o'clock.

Very sincerely yours ,

Mrs. J . M. Helm Secretary to Mrs . Roosevelt

Miss Grace Tully The '.hite House

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WA~HIt>lGION

January 14, 1942 .

I am planning as usual to have a birthday party for the President on Friday evening , January thirtieth , at seven o ' clock .

,[e both hope you can be with us and look forward to seeing you .

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T I-I L WHIl t:: H OUS E

W ASHIN C T O N

January 17 , 1942.

As you know we are plannln~ to

have a dinne r here for the Cabine t on

Thursday , January twenty- second . It seems

advisable to have as little publicity in

advance as possible , so I am writing this

note to say that my husband and I hope

you can dine With us at eight o ' clock that

night .

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WASH .N010N

August ? , 1942

Dear Grace:

I am enclosing th i s small check

with every good wish for a very happy

birthday and for many hRPPY years to

come .

I hope you wi ll spend this check

f or somethi ng whi ch will gi ve you pleasure .

I f I am 1n WRshlngton on the 9th , I shall

hope to eee you and extend my birthday

congratulRtlons 1n person .

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October 13 , 1942 .

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T'"it: WHITE HoUSE

W...sHIN<;;:YON

~ce.1lber 30, 1942

'Ihe brown purse wtri ch you gnve me is beautiful and I shall have much plellsure in usin6 it . I appreciate your thou~htfu1ness always .

llany . :nany thanks .

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W"SHI N GTO N

January 15 , 1943

Dear Grace :

I am planning to have the usual birthday party for the President on Saturday evening, J~~uary thirtieth , at seven olclock .

:1e both hope you can be I'lith us and look foruard to seeing you .

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TH E WHITE HOUSE

W,.,SHIN<.>.,.ON

Decembe r 50, 1943

I love the picture frame , and , as you know my weakness for photograJXis , you can be sure your gift Will be soon be used with joy.

I hope you had a good Christmas with your family . Hyde Park was gay but hectic , but I think everyone had a good time .

With many thanks .

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TH£ WH ITE H OUS E:

W AS HING T O N

Jul y 22, 1944

Dear Gr ace ,

I am enclos i ng a sma ll check with ever y good wish on your bi r t hday .

I am not aur e where you will be so I am send1ng it 1n advance 80 you will know I am thinking of you .

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WA3HINuTON

October 13. 1944.

Dear Grace :

The lovely bottle of

toilet water nill be used with much

ple~sure and I think you wer e ver y

swee t to r ememoer my birthday .

l:any thanks ana my love .

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W AS HINGTON

Dece~ber 26 , 1944

Deal' Gra ce :

I love the pine cologne and ba th eSSf'nce

and shall enjoy usine it .

It '/1'2.:> Sllept of you to think of me .

J.lany thanks and every good ilish for the coming

year .

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TH£ WHITe: HOUSE

W,,"S HINGTON

Janual"'J 10 , 1945

I am p l anni:r.g to have the usual birthday party for the r'resi dent on Sunday evenine , J anuary twenty­first , at seven o ' clock .

.ie both hope you can be wi th us and look forward to seei ng you .

Affect ionat ely yours ,

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Mrs. rranklin D. Rooeevelt, 29 Washington Square West, New York Ctty, H. Y.

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~h and hope four )0 hecUo. I ha •• • , must haTe un .. ~ould have been

~oh with Anna and Bd my Aunt1a tuneral • was very good about Anna has really ~.n

spite trom trouble.

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rhape this should Ll the r •• t to fOU •• t chanoe to rest, ) beUeve fOU ha.,

!lOpe that we .hall rlret week In May.

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Dear Mr • • Roo •••• lt:

I ha .... been thinking of JOu woh and hope Jour trip to New York and 874a Park ••• not too bectlc . I hay • • general ld •• ot tbe amount ot .turt the,. mult han un_ loaded on you at Hyde Park and I wllh I could have be.n there to help lOU.

I hay. been 1n almost da117 touch with Anna and Just before I ran up to New York to attend my AUnt'. tuneral on Monday. I talked with her and tbe ne.1 .a. very good about Johnny. I do hope he 18 on the .end, •• Anna hal really been under great stratn and need, a I1tt1e respite trom trouble.

In golng over 80me very old t1l •• -- 1n the 1.,t mlnute olearntng up __ I came aorO.1 the eno10 •• d lnluran.t pollO, taken out with the Maocabe... perhaps thts should be •• nt to Jl.my. but a8 I turned over all the relt to ,ou originally. t wanted JOu to have tht, one.

I do hope lOU hay. had a llttle ohanoe to res', although w1'h .0 suoh '0 do 1t 1s hard '0 bell ••• lOU ha.e had an, tlae to think about lourselt.

We all .~ss lOU Yery suoh and hope that we .ball .e. JOu when JOu oome to Wa.hlngton the tlr.t week 1n MaJ .

With muoh lo.e,

Afteotlonatell,

Mrs . Frank11n D. RooseYelt, 29 Washington Squar. West, New York Clty, N. Y.

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April 2b, l~~o .

Dear l.oirs . ,_oosevel t :

I .lave teen tr.lnklnp' of you ~'1UC;_ and hooe vour trlt to !le' .. York and Hyo.e Park was not too hectlc . I have a p-en €' ral luea of the a:1'lount of stuff t, ey l'Ilust have un _ loa{ed on you at Hy~e Park and I ~1sh I could have been there to hel~ you .

I have be e n 1n almost dally toucn with Anna and Just beIore I I'f.l.n up to New York to al;tend my Aunt ' s funeral on .~ondllY, I talked 'I/1tn hpr fl!'lO_ the nevIs 'lInE' vel'y [':000 E'-out Johnny . I co ttore he 113 on the mend, as Anna US real ly been un"-.. r v-reat stl'ain and needs a little resn1te from trou1:le .

I n R'0 1n" over some vf>r:' old fne!" -- 1n the last ~1nute cleonln~ uo I came ac1'o' s t.he enclosed !rsur1,nce pollcv t ake"! 1"t ,,-1t'1 the ~~acc("-pf's. Pf?rhaps tl',1R shoul·.~ ce sent t:) Jl'=1"Y ,out ag I turnec OVllr a ll the rest to vou or1ginally 1 I ~antf'd you to '"1&\.-e t',ts one .

I cia bODe you have ned El little C"18.1",ce to rest, a.lt!1.ou17h \11th so C11.AC!1 t o (1.0 it: 18~_prc to 'l-os11evp ""U '"lfiVe !lad any tine to trink ar--o'lt Yl)l'rself.

We all M1ss you very muc~ am': hope that we shall AP", you \\'hen ym' come to t'la!1h1~"\p"ton the f 1rst we€'k in May .

"·it'. ;'Iuch love 1

Affect1onatel~ ,

Mrs , l-rnnlt11n D. HOoAevf>l t, 29 .'lash1nrton Square .est 1

New Yor:-t G1t.v 1 • Y.

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I hope when j'our vactlt l on 1 s over

and .you fe e l r ested , thnt you t·- l11 come up

here and eo over ,.,1 tr. I:le the papers 1 n the

Presi dent ' s 11~tl e off i ce 1 n the bi C house .

r r.ave loci~ed the rOOD until ~'e can BO

over the~: .

',ath tinny thanks aellin f or the lovely

f l owers you sent me 1n ',:f\ shlr-cton, and hoping

you have hnd a cocd hol l dny . I nil ,

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VAL.KILc.. COTTAGES

HYD£ p"""'. OUYCHKSS COUNYY

M ow YOR'"

Thank you for you~ lettPr . I

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it 1·:111 plensp- h i :'.: .

I expp-c t to be in Hyn e PArk

mos t of Sf'ptember And I hope you will

corne un for A visit.

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September 19, 1945

Dear Grace:

Many thanks tor your letter. I am 80 glad that tlnally1gOt started and I re.ll ~e how much work you have ahead of you.

I shall, at course, be delIghted to se. you either 1n New York City or 1n Washington 1t you can not t1nd the time to come up here. I expect t o be 1n Washington on October 23rd and 24th, and I shal l be staying with Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Miller.

We are glad to have the name of the photographer.

Affect1onately,

P.S. We expeot to to down to New York City on the 27th tor at least two weeks to g.t the ottice settled. The a ddress 1s 342 Madison Avenue and the telephone there will be Hurray Hill 2 -4141.

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HYOo: P AA K. O VYC MItSS COUNTY

NEW YO .. "

September 22. 1945

Dear Grace:

As I wrote you, I expect to be

in Washington on the 23rd and 24th, and

I will be a~aylng with Mrs. Adolph Killer,

2230 - S. Street. I hope you will corne

in on the :?3rd at five o'clock,l

Looking forward to see1ng you,

Affeot1onately always,

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October 15, 1945

Dear Grace:

It wos sweet ot you to send

me a gIft on my birthday and I deeply

apprec i ate your remembering .

With many thanks a nd lo ok 1ng

forwar d t o the ple asure of seeing you

on t he 23rd at Mrs. Miller ' a, I am ,

Af f ectiona tely alwa~sJ

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