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Hancock County Historical Society P.O. Box 1340 Bay St. Louis, Mississippi 39520
June 17, 1977
Professor Harry Ward 416 Walnut St.
Hattiesburg, Ms. 39401
Dear Professor Ward:
I have recently been elected President of the Hancock County Historical Society. I have inquired about and received a note you wrote at your mother's home concerning the proposal of Mr. Barthe1.	am sorry that the note had
been mishandled, but now that~it has-been retH^yed, I want to assure you that we will initiate local action to respond toJjr.^Barthe's offer.
The Board of Directors of the Hanco^ CountyyHistorical Society will assess the situation at its July meeting.	/
assistance Manager
If, at any time, the Hancock C?(jn?y
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Please convey our appreg^atf^n to/l^r. an extremely worthy one, whHh^rit^the Bay St. Louis community a#G w$l si^ely richly historical city.x^ ^
I should like to communicate wKth Mr. Barthe1 directly and would appreciate you forwarding hi/ address and/or telephone number. Meanwhile we look forward to meeting you andJlim personally. Whenever either of you are in this area please let me xnow and we can arrange a meeting with members of the Hancock County Historical Society.
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Max Berns, Captain USN (Ret.) President
Telephone:	601-467-9048
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