Year: 1877

To HIS Enceency j. NJ STONE, Governor of the State of


Mississippi: ~ ~
The pleasant duty of transmitting your Exceency the
annual report of the various officers State
Asylum again and congratulate ourselves that
which this great public charity has Respond
ing TO the call of the Legislature itself provoked by
expenses OF the Institution to the lowest point compatible with
the wants of the inmates We invite the Leg
,satue to severely critical cur records
DOCKS and vouchers and shall be happy all times
any such examination Of them The accompanying
reports are full and exhaustive that by
forwarding them do with unqualified approval but


The Asylum crowded, but perfectly and in
healthy condition Every particle of furniture bedding etc.
IN has been renewed since the year eighteen hundred
ana seventy Common Christian charity however demands
completion of the wing far advanced prepara
ae On s0s 1e reception & of As purely for
through you the attention of the Legislature hun
dred applicants of them the as the counties
clamorou for admission treatment appeals
cannot unheeded by the representatives people
as ours to sympathze with the afflicted and distressed


The of the Superintendent we
have handled and husbanded the small appropriation made
request for the protection of this wing That appopri
alton, under management to accomplish
the work intended and the has wisely been expended
priated for the completion the building your
ency and through you the Legislature will be economically
and judciouy expended We claim now that we have
the best Asylum in the South and if it be extended
afford refuge all the require agency
for relief we shall feel that the claims the charity of the
State in that respect, have been fully met.


There splendid young orchard attached the institution
which will afford abundance of good fruit its inmates during
all coming years. if kind Providence smile upon efforts
The stock of cattle and hogs has been improved and fairly
compete with the country The farm poor good
cultivation with willing abor and the cheap


fertilizers has been made very productive The products of
the farm and garden for the equal value the of
$9,084.6O


The average the United States of maintaining
81 80 week for each patient This includes the item
of clothing The cost week in the Government
Asylum Washington, with its free government sup
plies 81 33 per each patient We think the Asylum under
charge be conducted this basis At the begin of
the there hand 324 PATIENTS at its close 1856
An appropriation of $50 900 will for the Asylum
If wing finished and furnished for the reception of
patients additional appropriation will be required the rate
of about 1925 per annum for each patient.


Your Excency has presided meetings and debera
ons during the almost constantly and have been
cognzant the motives which prompted whole action
While returning therefor grateful thanks for the uniform
courtesy which has marked your presidency and the kindly
have always taken the comfort and pleasure the
people committed charge appeal
the of great and brave commonwealth, aid in
firmly and fully establishing and completing the Lunatc Asylum
making the great to the charity of State
and reminding impoverished people that
poor be deaf to the calls of mercy sounded in by
the hopeless victims of insanity.


We have the honor to be, very respectfully,


Your Excelencys obedent servants


r, NUGENT