The Ripley transcript. (Ripley, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1837-10-26
Prospectus
BBsANcoN's ANNUAL REc,sr,,
OF
or THE STATE OF MISS vop 100

OF TIE STATE OF Miss, FOR 1899.
gWSO contain an Annual Almanack c.l.,
". for the meridian of Natchez; sk .a'.uf'
the early History of the State; the St., o' cues
tuition; the names ofall County and State o sUAS
Incorporated Banks, with their official ho. ou9
pital; &c.; Population of the counties ,nS N'' %
towns, with their distances from ,y,ckson I n
Buildings, Churches, Hotels, Stores and NJ 'u
tories ofthe principal or county towns. Ina
rated Railroad Companies, with lheir ose.lI t'l1
amount Of stock, and the localities Of ,ho,'
roads, whether commenced or in coptens,.
List of Colleges, Academies and semip,, . a4
the date OF their incorporation, annual - wy
names of President, Professors, or priniDa lsNf
number Of students or principals; Names 49,
lection Precincts, Post Offices, Rivers r ~,
Lakes, Bayous; Descriptions OF natural :, aea
cial Curosties; List Of Churches of var0u. INV. a.
limitations, with the. names of the Clervvmo.
the number of members belonging to each. III.
OF the products Of Cotton in various re,,.. s'
rected Orthography Of the Indian names e ~ ns
ties, Towns and Rivers in the Chjck,s,ms IVY
Choctaw Cessions, with mass of yal,No c'
tistics relating to the soil, agriculture, rpsr,.'
and productions of the new counties. as we'll ~.
State ut large. TO which will be added ,s
plete sectional Map of the State, showing N.
visions, course OF streams, and location Of cnn
seats in the new counties.
The necessity of an annual volume like m
u book OF reference to every citizen engaged IN
slness, rs well us to travellers and suenl,o,,
will be apparent to all. 1t is needed to dereDor
the resources of the State; to give useful s,o.
ton to the emigrant, and to embody, in an acre,
slble compass, such valuable statistics IS can
obtained from no other source.
Laying aside the considerations of utility
feeling of State pride would be sufficient mar
to sustain 4 publication so well calculated to 81,
ut view, the population, agricultural wealth IN
almost boundless resources OF the State. Thet
nual publication ofthe Register 1.-THE contnuai
of which depends upon the patronage lhci d
Year, willgive the publisher ample opportunity
keep up with the improvements ct the State
make his Volumes the annual records of the
vance of society in mercantile pursuits, in thea
in education, and all that embellishes life.
The publisher has been al the expense of sen
ling an agent into every county in the State TO |
tain accurate statistics on which he could rch
He mas also made arrangements 20 have the Sta
lmap for the Register engraved by distinguish
artist in an eastern city, lie his only to look
4 generous public for reimbursement Of these lie
| w expenses, and for sufficient patronage to NAL
it an object to continue the publication in futl \
but, at the same time, he would scorn to ask n
favor that may not be fully earned by the ntrn'
merit and value of the Register.
lie commends his enterprise to all CLASSES oti
fellow citizens, to Judges, County Clerks Reg
tiers, and State officers who may have valuable
formation for such a compilation, and whose into
est it may be to communicate the same for pub
Ication.
All matter for compilation which those who
|desirous Of forwarding the enterprise may iunH
Should be transmitted previous to the first ds
November next.
The register will be printed with new type,
hne paperln the duodccimo form, with mere
two hundred pages--to b. bound like The Ane
can Altman &c, and other annuals of the class,
The price Of the Register, including the sect0 /
al Map Of the State, to subscribers, will be IN
DoLLARs,payablo on delivery ot'thc volume. Ian
discounts viii be made to agents who become
spohsible for number Of volumes, or wlop
chase it to sell again.
A limited number Of advertising pages will
appended to the Register for the advantage
friends who may desire their advertisements TO-
netrate every part of the State. Terms OF adv
Using, One Dollar line.
All orders for the work, and all communicate
containing special information to be incorpOsa
in the Register, may be addressed to the comp
and publisher. l.. A. BESANCOM
Free TraGer Office Matches.
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