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consider the .proposition of Dr. Perrine as particularly meriting the pat¬ 
ronage of Government, and unite with him in recommending that a 
grant of land be made by Congress for the purpose of conducting his 
experiments on the same. 
“ On motion, it was unanimously 
“ Resolved, That the recording secretary be instructed to transmit to 
Dr. Perrine a copy of the report and accompanying resolutions on the 
subject of his paper.” 
Respectfully yours, 
L. D. GALE, 
Recording Secretary of the Lyceum. 
To Dr. Perrine, 
American Consul at Campeachy in Yucatan. 
No. 4. ‘ ' 
New York, February 21, 1831. 
Sir : Should the memorial of my friend Dr. Perrine, United States 
consul for Campeachy, relative to the domestication of tropical plants, 
come before your committee, you will perceive that I have borne my 
humble testimony to his services and sacrifices in the important enter¬ 
prise therein set forth. 
My residence for several years in a tropical climate, by giving me a 
knowledge of its productions, has enabled me to appreciate so highly 
Dr. Perrine’s plans, that I have consented, if it should be thought proper, 
to have my name asserted in the act of the Legislative Council of Flori¬ 
da, as one of the trustees of the Tropical Plant Compapy. 
A full, fair, and friendly investigation of his memorial and accompa- 
nying documents will, I hope, satisfy you that a grant to him of the land 
for which he petitions will result in important benefits to the southern 
portion of our country. If so, permit me to request you to lend your 
aid to bring the application to a favorable issue. Without the grant of 
land, he will be unable to continue any measures for the speedy and 
complete success of this truly national enterprise, which has hitherto 
been kept up by his individual and unaided exertions. 
As I possess no interest in the result of his application to Congress, I 
feel the greater confidence in addressing you in behalf of the memorial; 
and I ain convinced that no association will execute his liberal views for 
the public good, unless legislative aid be extended to forward the enter¬ 
prise. 
I am, very respectfully, your most obedient servant, 
E. P. JOHNSTON. 
Hon. Erastus Root. 
No. 5. 
Pensacola, December 29, 1831. 
Dear Sir : The establishment of every new branch of industry, wheth¬ 
er it be by the introduction of a new manufacture or of a new article of 
