From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mississippi Attorney General J. S. Morris to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, giving Alcorn an update on the progress made in selecting locations for five normal schools within the state of Mississippi. Morris serves as the chair of the Board of Commissioners for said purpose. In this letter Morris explains that there has not been much progress made, but he is optimistic that they will soon move forward with their work.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from H. H. Minor, justice of the peace for the 4th District in Jackson County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Secretary of State James Lynch, forwarded to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, sending a request to have a constable appointed for Ocean Springs in Jackson County. Minor suggests Peter A. Pons [sic] for the post. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving an executive summary of Minor's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Receipt from Sheriff John D. Moore of Lincoln County, Mississippi, to the State of Mississippi. Moore submitted this receipt for expenses for going to Port Gibson, Mississippi, to retrieve James Dyas, who was charged with the assassination of the mayor of Brookhaven, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from S. W. Ferguson, writing on behalf of Sheriff P. B. Starke of Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, updating Alcorn on the actions of the latest term of the circuit court and alerting Alcorn of the crowdedness of the jailhouse.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Two letters, appended to each other. The first letter, dated January 17, 1871, from J. B. Weatherly to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, includes Weatherly's resignation as justice of the peace of the First District in Jasper County, Mississippi. The second letter, dated January 22, 1871, from Richard Simmons to Governor Alcorn, recommends M. Hanley to fill the position that Weatherly vacated. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving an executive summary of the letters.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from I. G. G. Garrett at Port Gibson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, suggesting that the Mississippi Legislature buy his patent. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving an executive summary of Garrett's letter. (Letter is heavily faded and difficult to read).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. A. P. Campbell at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, introducing A. M. Gurley to Alcorn. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving an executive summary of Campbell's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from John D. Woods at Scooba, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting Alcorn intervene in a situation involving the justices of the peace in an attempt to bring order to the way arrests are being made in the county. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving an executive summary of Woods's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mayor Dennis Brennan of West Point, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, addressing the reports of his having charged an African American citizen of West Point $3.00 for "the privilege of voting" in the recent election for the office of representative.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from James F. Nabers to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, giving a list of four names that he is recommending for selectmen of Lee County, Mississippi.

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, writing to Alcorn to inform him that G. C. Bessonett, Selectman, and William Brice, Mayor and Justice of the Peace of the town of Guntown, Mississippi, have tendered their resignations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter written by W. B. Ogden on behalf of Mary Camps to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, writing to Alcorn asking him to spare the life of her son's convicted murderer and commute his sentence to life imprisonment. She pleads with Alcorn, stating that Solomon Pitts, the accused, is an "uneducated" person and not able to appreciate his actions.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter of resignation from W. G. Millsaps to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, from the office of District 1 County Supervisor in Jefferson County, Mississippi, due to a new position in Clinton, Louisiana, that was assigned to him at the Mississippi Annual Conference. Millsaps recommends Daniel G. Buie as his replacement and cites Buie's experience as the former President of the Board of Police for District 1.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Henry J. Tibbs to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn requesting a position in Brookhaven, Mississippi, or anywhere in the state, he is looking for means of supporting his family. (Includes a letter dated September 13, 1866, from Assistant Adjutant General Thomas M. Vincent, certifying Tibbs' military service which ended in 1865).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from W. W. Shelby to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, concerning Peter Webb. Shelby, a Bolivar County, Mississippi, jailor, asks for clemency for Webb based upon his good character and conduct.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mississippi Secretary of State James Lynch to Mississippi State Auditor Henry Musgrove informing Musgrove that the appointment of John White to the position of sheriff of Chickasaw County, Mississippi, was rejected by the Mississippi State Senate.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Charles P. Huntington to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, enclosing a printed petition dated December 10, 1870 which questions the use of bond monies being used for the levee. Huntington notes that part of the bond is being used to put in a levee in Okolona, Mississippi, which is outside the district. Huntington states that the petition is signed by many influential citizens from Bolivar, Washington, and Issaquena Counties, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from F. S. Belcher to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn that he had made a requisition to Little Rock in Phillips County, Arkansas, and that he had arrested two suspects on this side of the Mississippi River. Mr. Lester, who made the affidavit, is unable to be found at the moment but he intends to try and find him before Court.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Senator O. F. Miles and House Representative P. Baleh to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, writing to recommend George Stewart to the post of District 1 Supervisor in Jefferson County, Mississippi, and to also recommend W. L. Stephens and M. Eisman for Councilman for the Town of Fayette, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter of resignation from the Mayor of Okolona, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. 100 dollar bond issued to Mississippi State Auditor Henry Musgrove, signed by Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn and Mississippi State Treasurer William H. Vassar.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Sheriff Thomas McLeod to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, reporting a list of persons who have murdered others within Covington County, Mississippi, and who are on the run and have escaped to other states. (The letter includes names and brief descriptions of the offenders.)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Legal document from Simon Jones to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, giving a description of the crimes that Charles Moore, aka F. Mooney, is charged with from Hinds County, Mississippi. Jones states that Charles Moore is being held in Woodville, Mississippi, by the sheriff there. On the back of this document Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn wrote a brief memo for the extradition of Charles Moore, ordering the sheriff of Wilkinson County, Mississippi to turn over Moore to the sheriff of Hinds County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Eliza Floyd to Joseph Ledbetter, asking that Mr. Ledbetter acquire a letter of introduction from the current Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn for her as she plans to do some traveling during the spring. (Letter included from former Mississippi Governor William Lewis Sharkey)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mississippi Senator J. M. Stone to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, recommending the removal of two members of the Board of Supervisors in Alcorn County, Mississippi, and likewise two recommendations for their replacements.