HENRY T. HACKETT             
               ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW
                      226 UNION  STREET                     
          
                    POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK 
 
                                          May 25th, 1938.
Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt
The White House
Washington, D.C.
 
Dear Franklin:
 
              I was ready to close the Wyatt Jones title
this morning but learned from Mrs. Jones that Wyatt was 
sick in bed. She said that they would try to get down to 
my office some day this week.
 
              The Schaffer transfer is being held up by
Mrs. Balga's attorney, who has had her appointed Admini-
stratrix but has not had her sign the release from the
mortgage.
 
              The Lent situation is as follows:
Franklin Townsend Lent died at Sterling,Worcester County,
Mass. on Dec. 3, 1919, intestate, leaving him surviving --
 
      Fannie Deane Lent, widow, Sterling, Mass.
      Deane Lent, son,              "      "
      Charlotte Lent, daughter, address unknown
      Rose Lent,          "         "       "     
      Harriet Lent,       "         "       "
      DeWitt Lent, son              "       "
      Theodore Lent, "              "       "
 
               I have been in communication with Mrs.Lent, 
who informs me that she does not know the addresses of the
above children.
 
               I would like to see you and talk with you
before I do anything about having the Lents sign a deed
to the wood lot.
 
              The New York Telephone Company now has another
 
plan of connecting the old electric light pole line which
extended from Dorsey Lane north to the Bracken Lane and from
the old Lower Road at Hyde Park down through the Rogers
property to the large red barn. In order to do this it would
be necessary to erect a few poles on your property and a few
 
on the Rogers property. This line will be at least one field
 
east of the Post Road.
 
              If convenient for you,would you kindly let me 
know if I could see you at Hyde Park about these matters.
 
              With kindest regards, I am
 
                           Sincerely yours,
                         [Henry T. Hackett]