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ROOSEVELT, Franklin Delano (1882-1945). Signed appointment for United States Attorney (?Franklin D. Roosevelt?). Washington: D.C.: 1 March 1934. One page, 4to (385 x 488 mm). On printed appointment template parchment, with the seal of the Department of Justice in lower left corner (document lightly toned and is partially loose in the frame). THIS DOCUMENT APPOINTS BERNARD J. FLYNN (1888-1971) TO THE POSITION OF UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND. It is countersigned by Attorney General, Homer S. Cummings (1870-1956). [Framed with:] An original ticket to the 1932 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, with the ticket stub still present. One page, 24mo (70 x 140 mm). Beautifully matted, framed and glazed, with engraving of Roosevelt, and an engraved plaque (not examined out of frame). Frame size: 790 x 1045 mm. Flynn served as United States Attorney for Maryland under both Roosevelt and Truman.