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. Printed circular from E. C. Wines at New York City, New York, stating that the latest volume of the Proceedings of the National Congress on Penitentiary and Reformatory Discipline will be soon available. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, private secretary to Alcorn, giving an executive summary of Wines's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter of resignation from Iverson Meadows, Mayor of Burnsville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn. Meadows is resigning due to his working for the Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, private secretary to Alcorn, giving an executive summary of Meadows's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Barney Hansel to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, applying for the post of Chickasaw County Sheriff. (Enclosed is a letter from Colonel James Gordon introducing Barney Hansel, and recommending Mr. Hansel for the office of sheriff of Chickasaw County, Mississippi)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter of transmittal from Joseph T. Woodward on behalf of Maine Secretary of State Franklin M. Drew to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, for several items that the State of Maine sent to the State of Mississippi.