From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mississippi Secretary of the Senate Murray Peyton and A. M. West, Jr. to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, sending a list of recommended county officers that have been confirmed by the Senate. (Attached to Peyton's letter is a letter from A. M. West, asking that his name be removed from consideration for the office of assessor of Marshall County, Mississippi)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from E. C. Gillenwaters to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, recommending his son John as the next sheriff of Alcorn County, Mississippi, should the Governor decide to remove the current sheriff.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from H. C. Blackman to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, writing to make him aware of his thoughts on his being recommended for the position of assessor for Marshall County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from E. Stafford to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking that his son Harlow be considered for appointment to the office of chancery clerk of Hinds County, Mississippi, should the office become vacant due to the death of the current clerk, Samuel Donnel, who "lies at the point of death."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Wm. T. Nesbit to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing him of the situation surrounding his appointment and confirmation to the office of circuit clerk of DeSoto County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from A. R. Bowdre to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting information from which he could present to the courts in Memphis, Tennessee, concerning the theft of stock.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Executive document from Pennsylvania Governor John W. Geary to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, stating a joint resolution passed in the state of Pennsylvania concerning the centennial celebration of the United States of America. The item also lists the Pennsylvania delegates to the celebration committee.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mississippi Secretary of State James Lynch to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing him that Thomas H. Perkins has declined the appointment of surveyor of Tunica County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from W. H. Foute to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting to be appointed to the office of tax assessor of DeSoto County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Invitation and complementary from Mississippi Secretary of State James Lynch to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, for the Phillip Phillips concert held on March 30, 1871. Phillips was an internationally acclaimed spiritual hymn writer and performer based out of New York.