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The Letters: Requests for Money
Some children asked Mrs. Roosevelt for specific sums of money, and described to her exactly how the money would be used. |
| Author | Request | Quote |
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| O.C. (female, 14; NJ) | $7.50 to pay doctor | "I was doctering for a while, with out my Mother and Dad knowing it." |
| J.B. (female, 16; MA) | Keep up payments on refrigerator | "Two weeks after we bought the refrigerator I took sick." |
| J.I.A. (female, 14; RI) | Pay her way to Hollywood | "You could tell them that you sent me and you know I can act." |
| D.B. (female, 18; NC) | $35-$50 for bills | "It just seems impossible for me to get a job anywhere." |
| W.B. (female; CT) | $10 a week for college | "I am a poor colored girl who thinks quite a lot of you." |
| J.R.D. (female, 12th grade; LA) | $35 plus college tuition | "Without help I can go no further into the step of education." |