Document Type

Letter

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Date

1940

Keywords

Britain, resistance, American destroyers, British Fleet, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Huntington Wilson

Description

A hand-written letter from Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson addressed to Franklin D. Roosevelt, dating from circa 1940. Within, Wilson notes the need to aid British resistance with American military power.

Sender

Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Recipient

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Corresponds to:

Folder 3-5, Document 25

Transcription

The President, Washington D.C.

With America's future obviously hanging upon successful British resistance the duty of instantly providing American destroyers to help the British fleet cannot be evaded.

F. M. Huntington-Wilson

Language

English

Rights Statement

Please contact the Myrin Library Special Collections Department for permissions to use this document. https://www.ursinus.edu/library/archives-special-collections/

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson to Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940

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