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Letter from Joshua Myrick to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; June 12, 1871
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Joshua Myrick, writing on behalf of citizens of Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, to request the removal of F. G. Gamble from the office of justice of the peace.
Letter from Ch. A. Sullivan to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; June 12, 1871
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Ch. A. Sullivan to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, concerning a bill entitled "An Act for the Relief of C. A. Sullivan", administrator of G. C. Sullivan, the recently deceased sheriff of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. Sullivan attempts to address objections and concerns raised by the governor concerning the bill. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Sullivan's letter.
Letter from Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn to the Mississippi Legislature; May 1, 1871
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn to both the House of Representatives and the Senate covering numerous topics.
Letter from W. W. Dedrick to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; April 29, 1871
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from W. W. Dedrick to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, containing three items adhered together concerning H. M. Martin (justice of the peace) and the Moyers & Dedrick law firm.
Letter from L. Alcus to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; April 11, 1871
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from L. Alcus to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, questioning if there is something that can be done to ease the burden of having to pay the newly levied school tax, which would be equal to the state and county tax already being collected.
Letter from John B. Henderson to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; February 28, 1871
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from John B. Henderson to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing the Governor that since his resignation no one had been appointed as the city assessor for Canton, Mississippi.
Letter from J. C. Chandler to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; March 16, 1871
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. C. Chandler to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, giving Alcorn his objections to a bill that determines the location or relocation of the Justice of Clarke County seat at Quitman, Mississippi.
Letter from M. H. B. Lane to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; March 14, 1871
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from M. H. B. Lane to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, concerning an incident involving a Mr. Taylor, who is at odds with some of the county officials. After informing Alcorn of Mr. Taylor's use of vulgar language and his being in debt owing monies to the County, Mr. Lane asks Alcorn not to remove any county officials due to the request of Mr. Taylor.
Letter from Harry Murphy to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; March 13, 1871
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Harry Murphy to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, questioning the letter Alcorn sent to the sheriffs concerning the collection of taxes. Murphy also makes mention of the outrageous behavior of the Ku Klux Klan.
Letter from Mr. Moseley to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; November 21, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mr. Moseley in Panola County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking if all mill owners are to be conscripted into the state militia.
Message from Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn to the Mississippi Legislature; June 8, 1870
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Message from Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn to both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature, stating that he is returning to them House Bill 244 without his approval, and defines reasons for this action.
Letter from Mississippi Attorney General T. J. Wharton to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; November 14, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi Attorney General T. J. Wharton at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning county sheriffs who are in default on the collection of taxes.
Letter from A. M. Dowling to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; January 15, 1870
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from A. M. Dowling at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, recommending C. B. Ames to the office of sheriff of Noxubee County, Mississippi.
Letter from John Duncan to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; October 1, 1864
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.
Letter from Sheriff C. Lindsey to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 10, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Sheriff C. Lindsey of Choctaw County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, explaining that he had not been able to collect taxes because the assessor had been unwell.
Letter from R. W. Edmonson to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; April 21, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from R. W. Edmonson at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning payment for cotton cards made for the state of Mississippi.
Letter from E. E. Moody to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 19, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from E. E. Moody at Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking Sharkey to help him collect money from the federal government because United States Army troops had allegedly occupied and used his blacksmith shop without providing promised compensation.
Report from Mississippi State Auditor A. J. Gillespie to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 1, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Report from A. J. Gillespie at the Auditor's office at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, giving the financial transactions of the state from November 1, 1863, to December 31, 1864.
Correspondence from H. Hobbs and Robert Kells to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; October 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Annual report from H. Hobbs to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark on the operations of the Mississippi Lunatic Asylum. Also included is a letter dated October 6, 1864, from Dr. Robert Kells, superintendent of the asylum, explaining supplies needed by the asylum and asylum employees whom he requests to be exempt from conscription.
Letter from W. L. Williams to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; August 17, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from W. L. Williams at Atlanta, Georgia, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, seeking leave to go to Macon, Mississippi, to settle his accounts with Ham's battalion of the Mississippi Cavalry.
Legal documents from J. W. Scarborough to General A. M. West; August 8, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Legal documents from J. W. Scarborough to Confederate Brigadier General A. M. West, concerning property impressed by the state of Mississippi from J. B. Ellington.
Sworn statement from John M. Greaves to Judge Fulton Anderson; July 24, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Sworn statement from John M. Greaves in Hinds County, Mississippi, to Judge Fulton Anderson at Jackson, Mississippi, authorizing Anderson to be his agent to collect monies for an impressed horse.
Letter from T. P. Ware to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; July 1, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from T. P. Ware at Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, requesting an inquiry into the conduct of Adjutant A. B. Watts in Simpson County, Mississippi.
Letter from W. C. Turner to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; December 31, 1863
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from W. C. Turner at Enterprise, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning an effort to obtain salt for the state of Mississippi.
Copies of letter from D. S. Pattison to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; December 24, 1863
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Two copies of a letter from D. S. Pattison at Port Gibson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the settling of his accounts as salt agent for the state.