From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from John Duncan, a trustee of the Mississippi Institution for the Blind in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, containing copies of the annual report of the school's board of trustees and the annual report of the school's superintendent.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Two letters from John Duncan, a trustee of the Mississippi Institution for the Blind in Jackson, Mississippi. The first letter, dated February 20, 1865 and addressed to Lock E. Houston, speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives, contains information from a report from the school's superintendent and a memorial from the board of trustees. The second letter, dated February 23, 1865 and addressed to William Yerger, president of the Mississippi Senate, contains Duncan's personal opinion on the state of the school and his doubts about keeping the school open.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from John Duncan, John W. Robinson, and A. Virden, trustees of the Mississippi Institution for the Blind in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking for a treasury warrant for $2,000. Included is a receipt by William Merrill, the school's superintendent, acknowledging that he has received Clark's requisition on the state auditor.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from William Merrill, superintendent of the Mississippi Institution for the Blind in Jackson, Mississippi, to John Duncan, John W. Robinson, and A. Virden, the Institution's trustees, giving his annual report. The report contains information on the school's financial condition and its impact on students, as well as updates on students' studies and health.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from William Merrill, superintendent of the Mississippi Institution for the Blind in Jackson, Mississippi, to to John Duncan, John W. Robinson, and A. Virden, the Institution's trustees, giving a "short report" on the school. The report contains a list of students, information on the school's financial condition and its impact on students, and Merrill's request that a law be enacted limiting admission to people aged eight to seventeen. Merrill supports his request by quoting similar policies from schools for blind persons in other states.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from John W. Robinson and John Duncan to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that a treasury warrant for $2,000 be prepared for the use of the Institution for the Blind in Jackson, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from John W. Robinson and John Duncan to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that a treasury warrant for $2,000 be prepared for the use of the Institution for the Blind in Jackson, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Receipt from John Duncan showing that he had received a requisition for $2,000 from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark for the use of the Mississippi Institute for the Blind.