From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Contract between Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn and E. Richardson, agreeing that Alcorn will assume and extend for another three years an existing contract between E. Richardson and Major General Alvan Gillem, in which Richardson is entrusted with running the Mississippi State Penitentiary. This contract is signed by Alcorn, Richardson, Tho. Green, and John W. Robinson. It is witnessed by R. M. Potts and Joshua Green.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. Mauldin to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, claiming that he was elected to the post of magistrate in his area against his wishes and refuses the commission for said office.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from H. N. Martin to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing that he has received his letter of removal from the office of Justice of the Peace, and was in support of said letter. He, also, professes his continued support and friendship towards the Governor.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from R. J. Fleming and several others to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting that he appoint Wm. A. Parish to the office of constable in the county of Alcorn, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from U. B. Tabor to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, complaining that he is having a hard time with his manufacturing business due to a prohibition of the sale of liquor, although the Board of Supervisors have issued a license to another company to sell liquor for medical purposes, he has even had to close down his mill.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn's Private Secretary H. F. Hewson, stating that the Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn is travelling although delayed, he asks that they acknowledge his agent at Jonestown, Coahoma County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from L. A. Philips to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting for pardons of Thomas Norton, George Barney, and Frank Pratt. Request is made by the superintendent of the Mississippi Penitentiary.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Lemmon, Joyner, and Gale to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn's Private Secretary H. F. Hewson, informing him that his request for the sum of $1,000 had been received and that the sum had been credited to the Governor for his visit to Memphis, Tennessee.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Kenneth McInnis to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn's Private Secretary H. F. Hewson, containing what looks to be a statement of taxes owed by McInnis to the state. In the letter's opening he addresses some sort of tardiness on his part. It is not clear if this was concerning his payment of taxes, or responding to the letter received from Colonel Hewson.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from M. B. Hewson, giving his opinion of the organization of the State's militia and claiming that after the passage of the law there has been difficulty carrying out the law and all action has been paralyzed.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Legal document from state of Alabama to state of Mississippi, containing a copy of Grand Jury indictment against Henry B. Whitfield charged with fraud against John A. Winston.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Sam White to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, tendering his resignation from the Board of Supervisors in Hancock County, Mississippi. Mitchell requests that White's resignation be rejected stating that he is doing so to avoid a "legal issue" concerning the issue of redrawing boundaries of the County. (Written on the back side of White's note of resignation)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from U. B. Tabor to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, writing again to ask for his help with a local establishment that is selling liquors. States that it is hard for him to run his factory due to the local citizens patronization of said drinking shop.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from B. F. Moore to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, about resignation from the office of Clerk of the Circuit Court in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Sarah Brady, writing on behalf of her brother Frank Brady, who is imprisoned in Jackson under the name of John McKay, and claims that he is imprisoned for a crime that he is not guilty of. She explains how her brother came to get arrested for unknowingly transporting stolen goods. Ms. Brady is requesting a pardon for her brother so that he can come home and help support his widow mother.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Robert L. Donnelly to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn's Private Secretary H. F. Hewson, asking for an update on the standing of his receiving a reward for the capture of George Hanby, who was wanted in Calhoun County, Mississippi for murder. Donnelly states that he has written the Governor several times concerning the reward but has not heard back from him.