From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from William G. Yerger to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing him that I. H. Nelson is still disabled. He also sends a list of names as recommendations for the office of supervisor of Washington County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Legal document from William S. Patton, including several items stuck together from Lauderdale County, Mississippi, concerning the deposition of W. S. Patton and his statement of how he came to find the bodies of several men of color who had been murdered.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Legal document from H. L. Muldrow, concerning a indictment against James R. Ellis from Winston County, Mississippi. The indictment charges Ellis with violation of official duties and allowing a bond belonging to the sheriff to be stolen.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Legal document from J. W. Short, concerning depositions of John Rainwater and Leopold Wise, concerning their orders to arrest gamblers and keepers of gambling houses in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and the objections given to them by the Marshal.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. C. Webber to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, concerning several items stuck together from the mayor of Vicksburg, Mississippi, concerning requests made by the city marshal, L.M. Hall, to arrest gamblers and gambling house keepers.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Legal document from R. L. Wallace and J. B. Pratt, concerning the indictment for Bascom Ramsey from the Leake County Grand Jury in Leake County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from William Price to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, addressing rumors that there may be persons from outside of the state trying to have him removed from his office.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from William H. Pedrick and James C. Elliott to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting assistance in obtaining a twenty year charter for a steam ferry at Friars Point, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from A. W. Ross to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, questioning as to why three offices in Vicksburg, Mississippi were filled with Democrats.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from A. Hunt to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting help in the matter of his brothers murder. Hunt claims that he has spent all of his money trying to get justice and feels as if he has not received justice yet and asks the Governor to look into the situation.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Isaac Paulk, Benjamin Murray and W. A. Vicker to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, recommending Edgar White to be appointed to the office of Marshall and Constable of Chickasaw County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Sheriff M. A. Metts to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, concerning an indictment issued by a grand jury in Winston County, Mississippi, for C. C. Hudson. Metts asks the Governor if he should send him a man that can identify Hudson, and what compensation would be given to this witness.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Legal document from H. L. Muldrow, W. S. Parks and J. S. Reid, containing a true bill of indictment against James R. Ellis, former probate clerk, for his role in the theft of a bond belonging to the sheriff. Other written legal items from other county officials included. (Item is fragile and torn).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mississippi Secretary of the Senate Murray Peyton to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, giving notice of persons recently confirmed by the Senate for offices in Franklin, Noxubee, Clark, and Copiah Counties, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Kemp S. Holland to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting to be appointed to the office of assessor of Marshall County, Mississippi. (Letters of support for Mr. Holland are attached)