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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
WILLIAM F WINTER PRESIDENT JOHN K BETTERSWORTH ARCH OALRYMPLE III HERMAN 8 DFCELL FRANK E EVERETT JR MRS MITCHELL ROBINSON ESTUS SMITH EVERETTE TRULY SHERWOOD W WISE
ELBERT R HILLIARD DIRECTOR
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY
P O. BOX 571 JACKSON. MISSISSIPPI 39205
October 6, 1982
Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission P. 0. Box 69
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi 39520 Gentlemen:
We are pleased to inform you that the Mississippi Historic Preservation Professional Review Board., at its meeting on September 16, 1982, approved the nomination of the Claiborne Site to the National Register of Historic PI aces.
All the necessary forms, maps, and photographs will be mailed to the National Register office in Washington, D.C., as expeditiously as possible. The review of the nomination must then occur within forty-five days after it is received by the National Register office. We will keep you advised as to any information we receive concerning your property .
If you have any questions about the National Register program, please feel free to contact us. We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you for the role that you have played in promoting historic preservation in Mississippi.
Sincerely,
t
Robert J. Bailey
Director
Division of Historic Preservation
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