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 Thomas J. Binford to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, Binford who is the Mayor of Duck Hill, Mississippi, informs Governor Alcorn that the board of Aldermen have a vacancy and requests that J. M. Westin be appointed to the position.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Judge William M. Hancock to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, giving Alcorn his opinion of the removal of the court house from Enterprise, Mississippi, to Quitman, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from P. Lane to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn. Lane, a former principal teacher of the Mississippi Institute for the Blind in Jackson, Mississippi, writes to Alcorn to request a letter from him explaining his competency in running the affairs of the school. Lane is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, teaching at their school for the blind and is coming under fire from persons wishing his dismissal from said position.

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, containing a cover letter used for an enclosure. (No enclosure included)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Report from George Wood and C. Halley to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, of a meeting at the courthouse of Jackson County, Mississippi, where a resolution of support was issued for the administration of Alcorn.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Legal document from Henry Kirkwood, containing an indictment from the Grand Jury in Jackson County, Mississippi, in the case of the murder of William McFall. Document contains several jurors signatures on the back.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Report from Secretary of the Mississippi State Senate Murray Peyton to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, confirming nominations by the Mississippi State Senate for Washington, Pontotoc, Smith, Lauderdale, Copiah, Franklin and Lee Counties, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from A. D. Jones to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, writing to say that the current Mayor of Corinth, Mississippi, has been appointed to the postmaster position, and if he resigns his Mayor's office Jones would like to recommend Dr. Dunn to the position.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Multiple Correspondence between Arkansas Governor Clayton Powell, Arkansas Governor Clayton Powell's Private Secretary Keyes Danforth, D. C. Gordon, Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn's Private Secretary H. F. Hewson, discussing Phil Stampley, an African American fugitive from justice in Mississippi, having been accused of murder, has fled to Arkansas, where he is being held in jail at Helena, and requesting that Stampley be transferred back to Mississippi. Sheriff D. C. Gordon notes that he released the prisoner and didn't think he was guilty.

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 Alcorn that O. P. Lewallen was confirmed as Constable of Tippah County, Mississippi, but has refused the appointment.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from William M. Conner to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, defending himself against character attacks, and also asking Alcorn to appoint him to be Sheriff of Noxubee County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from C. M. Bisbee to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, enclosing a letter of introduction and stating that Bisbee has the endorsement of two senators and the Secretary of the Senate. (No enclosure included)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Thomas J. Burges to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking if the government is willing to reimburse him for the loss of his "small fortune" due to the War.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Thomas Keith to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn of the situation of the revenue and assessment books of Newton County, Mississippi, and the refusal of the Board of Supervisors to order that the books be corrected. He also notes that there has been a new assessor appointed.