Henry T. Hackett
           Attorney and Counselor At Law
                    226 Union Street
                Poughkeepsie, New York
 
 
 
                                                            
                                     Jan.31st 1934 
 
 
Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
The White House,
Washington, D. C.
 
Dear Franklin:
 
                    I acknowledge receipt of the tax bill
taxes on the Bennett and Tompkins farms. These taxes were 
paid on December 18th, 1933 and I have the receipted bill 
for them in my possession.
 
                      May I remind you that on Jan.llth I
sent you a statement of the rents received and payments  
made by my brother on account of the Bennett and Tompkins 
farms, also that we need $142.09 to pay the taxes which 
are now due and payable.
 
 
The 1% period expires on February 7th.
 
                            With Kindest regards, I am
 
                                      Yours very truly,
 
                                 [Henry T.Hackett]