HENRY T. HACKETT
                ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW
                       226 UNION STREET
                    POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK
 
                                     Dec. 12th, 1938.
 
Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt
The White House
Washington, D.C.
 
Dear Franklin:
 
      I have gone over the Huyler matter with Hatfield 
and he suggests that it be held in abeyance for awhile 
as he understands that the estate is being settled and 
the property may be bought at a lower figure.
 
      He has in mind that part of the Vanderbilt property 
east of the Post Road already provided with roads, some 
buildings and a partial water supply as a better object 
for development.
 
      With kindest regards, I am
 
                  Sincerely yours,
                  Henry T. Hackett