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DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY
P. O. BOX 571 JACKSON. MISSISSIPPI 39205
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
BOARD OF TRUSTEES William F. Winter, president
July 15, 1976
JOHN K. BETTERSWORTH J. P. Coleman Arch Dalrymple. Ill Frank E. Everett, Jr. W. Eugene Morse Everettc Truly Tom H. Watkins Sherwood W. Wise
Mill Creek Road Marietta, Ohio 45750
Dear Mr. Thomas:
Plenne #»nter our order for one historical marker and alucrete po9t. The text of the marker should read as follows:
We would appreciate receiving your proof sheet on the marker as early as possible. After our approval of the. same, please manufacture and ship marker to the Sixth Mississippi State Highway Department District, P. 0. Eox 551, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39402, to the attention of Mr. Frank Santmyer. Please bill the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. P. 0. Sox 571, Jackson, Mississippi 39205, to the attention of Mrs. Helen Hux.
Thank you for your usual prompt attention.
Sincerely,
Elbert r. Hilliard director
Mr. L. M. Thomas Sewah Studios
SULLIVAN-RYAJJ FIGHT
On Feb. 7, 1882, John L. Sullivan defeated Paddy Rvan in a bare-knuckled fight on the lawn of the Barnes Hotel in Mississippi City. The fight estab. Sullivan as the undisputed world heavyweight champion.
Robert J, Bailey Director
Division of Historic Sites and Archaeology
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