Oct. 8th, 1930.
 
Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Hyde Park,
Dutchess County, N. Y.
 
Dear Franklin:
 
               Last week Mr. Luckey notified me that
your Secretary had telephoned him to direct me to begin an
action against the owner of the car which had destroyed 
your Ford Cabriolet.  
                                 
                I immediately looked up the report of the 
accident filed in the Sheriff's office and wrote Tom Lynch
to verify the name and address of the owner given in that
report. I then got in touch with the representative of the
Insurance Company and had the Sheriff obtain for me the correct
license number, and again communicated with Tom Lynch to
verify the name and address of the owner of the car.
 
                I am enclosing herewith a copy of the report
of the accident made by Monfort Snyder to Mr. Mack, the
representative of the Insurance Company insuring your car and
an extract of Snyder's report to the Sheriff's office. Also a
copy of the statement made by some colored people who were passing
after the accident, which they left with the Sheriff.
 
 
                From the few facts I have been able to gather, 
I believe that the owner of the other car will probably make a
counter claim and in that event you will have a real law
suit on your hands.
 
               As I am not a trial lawyer, I think it would be 
wise for you to have Edward A. Conger, who is in charge of Mr. 
John E.Mack's office, take charge of this matter for you.
 
                       With kindest regards, I am
                                 Yours very truly,
                                    Henry Hackett