﻿APPENDIX. 
  

  

  A. 
  

  

  THE 
  PRESIDENT 
  OF 
  THE 
  BOARD 
  OF 
  TRUSTEES 
  OF 
  

   THE 
  STATE 
  UNIVERSITY 
  TO 
  THE 
  GOYERXOR 
  OF 
  

   THE 
  STATE. 
  

  

  Jackson, 
  Miss., 
  January 
  12, 
  1854. 
  

  

  His 
  Excellency 
  John 
  J. 
  McRae, 
  

  

  Governor 
  of 
  Mississippi. 
  

  

  Sir 
  — 
  In 
  pursuance 
  of 
  an 
  order 
  of 
  the 
  Board 
  of 
  

   Trustees 
  of 
  the 
  University 
  of 
  Mississippi, 
  I 
  herewith 
  lay 
  

   before 
  you 
  the 
  Report 
  of 
  Prof 
  B. 
  L. 
  C. 
  Wailes, 
  on 
  the 
  

   Agriculture, 
  Geology, 
  and 
  Natural 
  History 
  of 
  Mississippi 
  ; 
  

   and 
  in 
  doing 
  so, 
  I 
  embrace 
  the 
  occasion 
  to 
  express 
  the 
  

   entire 
  satisfaction 
  of 
  the 
  Board 
  with 
  the 
  able 
  manner 
  in 
  

   which 
  the 
  professor 
  has 
  discharged 
  the 
  duty 
  which 
  had 
  

   been 
  assigned 
  him. 
  

  

  With 
  due 
  respect, 
  your 
  obedient 
  servant, 
  

  

  J. 
  THOMPSON, 
  

   Prest. 
  Board 
  of 
  Trustees. 
  

  

  B. 
  

  

  MESSAGE 
  OF 
  GOVERNOR 
  McRAE 
  TO 
  THE 
  LEGISLA- 
  

   TURE. 
  

  

  Executive 
  Office, 
  January 
  IT, 
  1854. 
  

   To 
  THE 
  Senate 
  and 
  House 
  of 
  Representatives. 
  

  

  I 
  invite 
  the 
  attention 
  of 
  the 
  two 
  houses 
  to 
  the 
  Report 
  

   of 
  Prof 
  B. 
  L. 
  C. 
  Wailes, 
  Geological 
  Department 
  of 
  Mis- 
  

  

  