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Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Historic Preservation Division • Post Office Box 571 • Jackson. Mississippi 39205 0571
mnnnni. Telephone 601-35-1-7326
Established 1902
April 25, 1989
Mrs. H. E. Wilson
Pearlington Ladies Cemetery Association P. O. Box 89 Pearlington, MS 39572
Dear Mrs. Wilson:
RE:	Pearlington	Cemetery	Historical	Marker,	Hancock	County
We are pleased to inform you that the Board of Trustees of the Department of Archives and History, at its meeting on April 21, 1989, approved your request for the above referenced privately-funded state historical marker.
A proposed text will be submitted for your review shortly.
The Department of Archives and History, in accordance with the policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, reserves the right to approve the final marker text.
The marker will be shipped to the State Highway Department District Office nearest you. You will be contacted by the Highway Department upon its arrival. The manufacturer, Sewah Studios of Marietta, Ohio, will bill you for the marker. Currently the cost of a historical marker is $925.00 plus shipping.
It is certainly fitting that historic sites in Mississippi can be designated with appropriate markers so that Mississippi's citizens and out-of-state visitors can study and enjoy the interesting heritage of our state. We would solicit your assistance in inspecting and monitoring this marker, once it is erected, to insure that it is properly maintained. If the Department of Archives and History can ever be of further service to you, please do not hesitate to call upon us.
Sincerely,
Elbert R. Hilliard
Board of Trustees: William F Winter, president / Van R Burnham, Jr. /.lames H Coleman t Arch Dalrymplc III / Mrs. Stewart Gammill III Gilbert R. Mason, Sr. I Mrs. Mitchell Robinson / Everette Truly / Sherwood VC*. Wise I Elbert R Hilliard, director