President Franklin D. Roosevelt Very Personal Letter to Warm Springs Institute Benefactor - $20K VALUE

President Franklin D. Roosevelt Very Personal Letter to Warm Springs Institute Benefactor Item Description    This signed typewritten letter from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a Peggy Richman is a very rare piece of correspondence from the President. The letter is likely in reference to a donation that Peggy Richman made to his organization, The Warm Springs Foundation. Roosevelt founded the Warm Springs Foundation in Warm Springs, GA in 1927. The foundation was created after Roosevelt heard about the therapeutic effects of hydrotherapy on crippled limbs. The Foundation became primarily a facility that offered post treatment for Polio victims. President Roosevelt suffered from a paralytic illness. Throughout his political career, he was very passionate about promoting awareness about the disease. Peggy Richman's donation to his Foundation must have been very touching to President Roosevelt. This is understood in the thankful and enthusiastic tone of the letter. Also, as the