Keywords: Childhood Drawing of a Sailing Ship by Franklin D. Roosevelt - NARA - 198134.tif Scope and content This item is a pencil drawing of a sailing ship drawn by Franklin D Roosevelt as a child The drawing accompanied a letter Roosevelt wrote to his mother Sara Delano Roosevelt in 1887 The letter reads My dear mama we coasted yesterday nothing dangerous yet look out for tomorrow your boy F A notation on the back of the letter by Roosevelt's mother reads Written by Franklin when 5 years and 11 months old He knew his letters but was told how to spell the words - Jan 1st 1888 General notes 198134 Local identifier Roosevelt Franklin D Franklin Delano 1882-1945 NARA-Author Roosevelt Franklin D Franklin Delano 1882-1945 Artist 1301590 <br /> Franklin D Roosevelt Library NLFDR 4079 Albany Post Road Hyde Park NY 12538-1999 1887 Record group Collection FDR-RFPCH Roosevelt Family Papers Donated by the Children 1686 - 1959 Record group ARC 1187 Franklin D Roosevelt's Letters to His Parents James and Sara Roosevelt compiled 1887 - 1887 Series ARC 198132 File unit Franklin D Roosevelt's Letters to his Parents James and Sara Roosevelt 1887 - 1887 File unit ARC 198133 Variant control numbers NAIL Control Number NLR-RFPCH-FDRTOPARENTS-1887-FDRP3<br /> Other Identifier 08945<br /> This is the NARA Internal Exhibit Tracking Number for the Public Vaults exhibit yes Other versions <gallery> File Childhood_Drawing_of_a_Sailing_Ship_by_Franklin_D _Roosevelt_-_NARA_-_198134 tif tif File Childhood_Drawing_of_a_Sailing_Ship_by_Franklin_D _Roosevelt_-_NARA_-_198134 jpg jpg </gallery> NARA-cooperation PD-USGov Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1887 Pencil drawings Line drawings of ships NARA TIF images with categorized JPGs |