Letters between R.E. Wright and Governor Ibra C. Blackwood, June 1933
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- Letter from R.E. Wright to Governor Ibra C. Blackwood, June 24, 1933
- Reply from Governor’s Secretary to R.E. Wright, June 27, 1933
Document Description:
Letter written by R.E. Wright of Marion, SC to Governor Ibra C. Blackwood on June 24, 1933.
This letter was written to the governor asking for a loan. Mr. Wright requests $10 for 60 days in order to finish his chicken farm so that he can be self-supporting. He includes a list of references.
The reply was written by the Secretary to the Governor and says that the governor is unable to personally reply to the many letters written to him and thus cannot send Mr. Wright the money requested.
Citation:
Wright, R. E. to Governor Blackwood, 24 June 1933. Governor Blackwood Papers, Alphabetical Correspondence 1931-1933. S539020 Box 6: 1933 A-Y. South Carolina Department of History and Archives, Columbia, South Carolina.
Secretary to the Governor to R. E. Wright, 27 June 1933. Governor Blackwood Papers, Alphabetical Correspondence 1931-1933. S539020 Box 6: 1933 A-Y. South Carolina Department of History and Archives, Columbia, South Carolina.
Transcription
Marion SC
June 24 – 33
Dear Gov.
I want you to do me a small favor I want to borrow Ten 1000 dollars 60 days I am not able to work unless it is a very light job
I can give you any amt of refferences [sic]
One or two
L. M. Gasque
L. D. Lide
S G miles
T M Edwards – Sheriff
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I want to finish up my chicken farm so I can be self supporting. If you can place there I am 50 years old and need help. Please let me hear from you at once every-thing [sic] you can do for me will be greatfully [sic] appreciated
Hoping to hear from you at once
Yours truly
R. E. Wright
Correlating SC Social Studies Academic Standards:
Standard 3-5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the major developments in South Carolina in the late nineteenth century and the twentieth century.
Indicator 3-5.5 Explain the effects of the Great Depression and the New Deal on daily life in South Carolina, including the widespread poverty and unemployment and the role of the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Standard 5-4: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the economic boom-and-bust in America in the 1920s and 1930s, its resultant political instability, and the subsequent worldwide response.
Indicator 5-4.2 Summarize the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression, including economic weakness, unemployment, failed banks and businesses, and migration from rural areas.
Standard 8-6: The student will demonstrate an understanding of South Carolina’s development during the early twentieth century.
Indicator 8-6.5 Explain the effects of the Great Depression and the lasting impact of New Deal programs on South Carolina, including the Rural Electrification Act, the Civilian Conservation Corps, Works Progress Administration and Public Works Administration building projects, the Social Security Act, and the Santee Cooper electricity project.
Standard USHC-7: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the economic boom-and-bust in America in the 1920s and 1930s, its resultant political instability, and the subsequent worldwide response.
Indicator USHC-7.4 Explain the causes and effects of the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression, including the disparity in incomes, limited government regulation, stock market speculation, and the collapse of the farm economy; wealth distribution, investment, and taxes; government policies and the Federal Reserve System; and the effects of the Depression on human beings and the environment.
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