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Wailes, Benjamin L. C. (Benjamin Leonard Covington). Notebook
Description
Wailes, Benjamin L. C. (Benjamin Leonard Covington). Notebook, 1849. 1 vol. Location: M:20. Scientist and planter, chiefly remembered for his interest in soil, rocks, fossils, plants and animal life. Wailes assisted in building collections at Jefferson College, the University of Mississippi, and the Mississippi state capital. List of minerals in the cabinet of Benjamin Wailes. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 186.
Manuscript Number
186
Manuscript Topic
Natchez, Mississippi
Plantations
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1849