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Letter from Thorny W. Cunningham to Governor David Sholtz Regarding FERA Employment, 1935

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Letter from Thorny W. Cunningham to Governor David Sholtz Regarding FERA Employment, 1935

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State Archives of Florida, Series s278

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A letter from Thorny W. Cunningham to Governor David Sholtz regarding his employment with the Florida Emergency Relief Administration. Cunningham thanks Sholtz for previously assisting him in finding work with FERA but reports he has been laid off.

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1935-09-14

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Cunningham, Thorny W.

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Letter from Thorny W. Cunningham to Governor David Sholtz Regarding FERA Employment, 1935

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Public service employment

Unemployment

New Deal, 1933-1939

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Cunningham, Thorny W.

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State Archives of Florida, Series s278

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1935-09-14

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letters (correspondence)

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eng-US

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s278_b027_f11_007

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Depression Era Florida (1926-1939)

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Marianna (Fla.)

Jackson County (Fla.)

Grand Ridge (Fla.)

Tallahassee (Fla.)

Leon County (Fla.)

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Business and Industry

Subject - Corporate

Florida. Governor (1933-1937 : Sholtz)

Florida Emergency Relief Administration

United States. Federal Emergency Relief Administration

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Cunningham, Thorny W. Letter from Thorny W. Cunningham to Governor David Sholtz Regarding FERA Employment, 1935. 1935-09-14. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/351434>, accessed 16 February 2026.

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Cunningham, Thorny W. Letter from Thorny W. Cunningham to Governor David Sholtz Regarding FERA Employment, 1935. 1935-09-14. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/351434>

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