HENRY T. HACKETT             
               ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW
                      226 UNION  STREET                     
          
                    POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK  
 
                                           Oct. 11th, 1938.
 
Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt
The White House
Washington, D.C.
 
Dear Franklin:
 
               I now have the deedsfrom Mrs. Backer to you 
and from you to Mrs. Backer ready to be recorded, but before
doing so I would like to have the opportunity to talk with
you. Will you kindly let me know when it would be convenient for
you to see me the next time you are at Hyde Park.
 
               With kindest regards, I am
 
                            Sincerely yours,
 
                            Henry T. Hackett