Franklin D. Roosevelt - Typed Letter Signed - Ends Prohibition on Military Bases

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FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
.  Important typed letter signed by, “Franklin D. Roosevelt,” as President to Mississippi congressman Ross A. Collins on May 22, 1933.
IMPORTANT TYPED LETTER SIGNED BY FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT AS PRESIDENT ON MAY 22, 1933 ENDING PROHIBITION ON U.S. MILITARY BASES
On the very day Roosevelt signed the Beer and Wine Revenue Act, President Roosevelt legalizes the sale of beer and wine on U.S. military bases.  In the present letter, Roosevelt forwards commissary sales on military bases to the Secretary of War, likely to predict the amount of revenue from federal tax levies on the sales of alcoholic beverages to soldiers: “Thank you for your letter enclosing memoranda regarding commissary sales.  I am sending it on to the Secretary of War.”
ON THE VERY DAY ROOSEVELT SIGNED THE BEER AND WINE REVENUE ACT, PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT LEGALIZES THE SALE OF BEER AND WINE ON MILITARY BASES
The letter is one page on White House letterhead, measures 8.75 by 7 inches, created in Washington, DC, and in very fine condition having been professionally attached to a larger sheet of paper.