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Letter from Oretha Murphy to Governor David Sholtz, 1933

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Letter from Oretha Murphy to Governor David Sholtz, 1933

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State Archives of Florida, Series s278

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A letter from Oretha Murphy to Governor David Sholtz describing her family's financial struggles following the failure of the First National Bank.

Date

1933-11-09

Creator

Murphy, Oretha (1900-1975)

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Letters (correspondence)

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Letter from Oretha Murphy to Governor David Sholtz, 1933

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Bank failures

Depressions--1929--United States

Banks and banking

National banks (United States)

Description

A letter from Oretha Murphy to Governor David Sholtz describing her family's financial struggles following the failure of the First National Bank.

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Murphy, Oretha (1900-1975)

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State Archives of Florida, Series s278

Date

1933-11-09

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letters (correspondence)

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eng-US

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text

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s278_b083_f03_005

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Depression Era Florida (1926-1939)

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Lakeland (Fla.)

Polk County (Fla.)

Tallahassee (Fla.)

Leon County (Fla.)

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Family and Community

Subject - Corporate

Florida. Governor (1933-1937 : Sholtz)

First National Bank (Lakeland, Fla.)

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Murphy, Oretha (1900-1975). Letter from Oretha Murphy to Governor David Sholtz, 1933. 1933-11-09. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/351439>, accessed 16 February 2026.

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Murphy, Oretha (1900-1975). Letter from Oretha Murphy to Governor David Sholtz, 1933. 1933-11-09. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/351439>

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(State Archives of Florida/Murphy)

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