The Ripley transcript. (Ripley, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1837-11-30
Prospectus
Nov. %, 1897.
OF
DEsAscoS's ANNUAL REoIsTxa.
or ThE STATE or Miss, ron 1888.

HV0 contain m Annual Almanack. calculate,
I. IL Tor the meridian Of Natchez; Sketches o
tns early History OF the state; the state Consti
tuition; the names Of all County und state Officers
Incorporated Banks. with their official boards, ca
pital; &C.; Population Of the counties and count,
towns, with their distances from Jackson, Publ,
Buildings, Churches, Hotels, Stores and Manuf.c
+ tories oithe principal or county towns; Incorpo
rated Nallroid comp lies, with their official boards
amount OF stock, and the localities of their rail
roads, whether commenced or in contemplation
List of Colleges, Academies and Seminaries. will
the date OF their incorporation, annual income
names OF President, Professors, or Principals, ana
number ofstudents or principals; Names Of the, Z
lection Precincts, Post Offices, Rivers, Creeks.
Lakes, Bayous; Descriptions of natural or Artiii.
cil Cnrosities; List Of Churches of various demo.
mn'tlons, with the names of the Clergymen and
the number of members belonging to each: Tables
OF the products of Cotton in various years; cor.
rected Orthograpby of the Indian II INES Of Coun.
ties, Towns and Rivers in the Ciickas.w and
Choctdw Cessions. with lss of valuable Sta.
t'stcs ceatlng to the soil, agriculture, resources
and productions Of the new counties, as well rs the
State ut large. To which will be added. com.
plete sectional Map of the State, showing the di.
Visions, course OF sire ms, and location of county
seats in the new counties.
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