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Letter of Resignation from C. P. Murdock to Governor William Bloxham, 1881

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Letter of Resignation from C. P. Murdock to Governor William Bloxham, 1881

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State Archives of Florida, Series S1326

Description

Letter written by Charles P. Murdock, a Methodist minister living near the Aucilla community (then called Williamsburg) in Jefferson County, to Governor William D. Bloxham, resigning his commission as a justice of the peace. Murdock asks to instead be commissioned as a notary public. On the reverse, Governor Bloxham indicates his acceptance of Murdock's resignation with his signature and the date of his action.

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1881-01-31

Creator

Murdock, Charles P.

Contributors

Bloxham, William Dunnington, 1835-1911

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Letters (correspondence)

Title

Letter of Resignation from C. P. Murdock to Governor William Bloxham, 1881

Subject

Resignation

Public officers

Justices of the peace

Description

Creator

Murdock, Charles P.

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S1326

Date

1881-01-31

Contributor

Bloxham, William Dunnington, 1835-1911

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letters (correspondence)

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eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

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Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

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Jefferson County (Fla.)

Williamsburg (Fla.)

Aucilla (Fla.)

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Politics And Government

Subject - Corporate

Florida. Governor (1881-1885 : Bloxham)

Subject - Person

Murdock, Charles P.

Bloxham, William Dunnington, 1835-1911

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Murdock, Charles P. Letter of Resignation from C. P. Murdock to Governor William Bloxham, 1881. 1881-01-31. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/332706>, accessed 1 December 2024.

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Murdock, Charles P. Letter of Resignation from C. P. Murdock to Governor William Bloxham, 1881. 1881-01-31. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/332706>

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