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DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY P. 0. fox 571 JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI 39205
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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
William f. Winter, president
JOHN K. BETTERSWORTH ARCH DALRYMPLE lli
frank E. Everett, jr Mrs Mitchell Robinson
January 25, 1977
ESTUS SMITH Everette Truly Thomas H. Watkins Sherwood W. Wise
Elbert R. Hilliard director
Mr. Lionel F. Baxter President
Hancock County Historical Society Marion Oaks 806 South Beach
Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi 39520 Dear Mr. Baxter:
This is to advise that your request for an official state historical marker for the first Catholic church in Hancock County will be presented to the Board of Trustees of the Department of Archives and History at its meeting on January 28, 1977.
We shall contact you as soon as possible to advise you of the Board’s decision.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,	'
Elbert R. Hilliard
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