December 13, 1877
To the House of Representatives:
I transmit herewith a special report upon the subject of forestry, by the Commissioner of Agriculture, with the accompanying documents.
R. B. HAYES
(A similar message was sent to the Senate.)
Rutherford B. Hayes, Special Message Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/204782