Fall Discovery Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/29/2014
1882 - 1945) Thirty-second President of the United States who instituted the "New Deal" programs and who led the United States through most of World War II. An unusual document pertaining to the ownership of a park in Flushing, Queens that had been acquired in 1912 by the City of New York. At the time of purchase, the City was not aware of the ownership and instead placed the sum of $15,200 in escrow pending identification. As it turned out, F.D.R.'s father, James Roosevelt was a part owner of the parcels identified in the depositions as "Damage Parcels Nos. 1, 2, and 3" and today is known as Leavitt's Park. codicils together with two original, The first is a typed D.S."Franklin D. Roosevelt" as President, 2pp. legal folio, Queens County, N.Y., June 17, 1937, being a deposition "In the Matter of acquiring title to Public Park bounded by Congress and Myrtle Avenues and Leavitt Street in the Third Ward, Borough of Queens, City of New York" in which Roosevelt certifies that he is entitled to one-third of his father's estate: "...that your deponent has been informed that the City of new York on June 26th, 1912 acquired title to Damage Parcels Nos. 1, 2, and 3 herein and made an awarded to an 'Unknown Owner' in the sum of $15,200. That your deponent has been further informed that your deponent's father, James Roosevelt, died seized of 26 2/3% of the premises of which Damage Parcels Nos. 1, 2 and 3 formed a part by virtue of a deed made by Eliza M. Leavitt to James Roosevelt, dated November 26th, 1877... ".In fine condition, with expected folds and document wear, with a horizontal fold through a couple letters of signature.
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