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Mr. John D. Rutherford Jr.
t>2h Main Street
Bay St. Louie, * 39520
Dear Hr. Rutherford*
On behalf of the members of the Hancoek County Historical Society I wish to thank you for your participation in the recent orof?ran to locate the Old Shieldsboro State Historical Marker on city hall grounds•
In particular we appreciate yo»jr support by publicly giving a creditibility to our ains and goals.
Historic preservation is a time consuming, but a *oet interesting civic involvement. Preservation in Hancock County, in ray opinion, it one of the most interesting in the State and its history is ecrKal to that of the most historical histories in the United States. With persons like yourself who knows and appreciates your historical background, the history will never be lost.
Again we thank you for your most interesting speech which will be a contribution to the future history of Hancock County,
Sincerely, 23rd October