From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from A. Devi to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking Alcorn to send United States Army troops to Lee County, Mississippi, to help with a rash of crimes against African Americans in the county. Devi notes that parties have burned a Black church to the ground, shot another man at his own home, and whipped several other people, yet the local authorities have done nothing to help out of fear.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Sheriff Jas. M. Burton of Lee County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn that a person or persons burned a Black Methodist Church in Lee County, and that a party of armed men also subsequently murdered an African American man named Gilbert Fields.

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. 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.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. 2 -sided letter between Z. A. Philips and Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn. One side is from Alcorn, the other from Philips. Philips writes to Alcorn giving him the reason for the imprisonment of Ann Parker, an African-American woman, who was convicted of arson and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary in Jackson, MIssissippi. Alcorn writes back to Philips that after a conversation with Parker, he has decided to grant her a pardon due to her age and frail condition.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter to R. J. Mathews, responding to Mathews's request for information concerning the Anderson Beacham case, in which Beacham was charged with arson for burning the home of Wash Ford. The letter goes on to say that Beacham was convicted upon circumstantial evidence.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Printed form letter from Assistant Adjutant General W. A. Gordon at Jackson, Mississippi, giving Major General Peter J. Osterhaus's instructions on cotton claims. The letter is unaddressed.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Incomplete letter from Confederate Captain A. Q. Withers, commander of a company of state troops at Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that his troops remain in Marshall County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Affidavit of N. J. Gilmer, notarized by Theophilus Harvey, justice of the peace of Lowndes County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning cotton that N. J. Gilmer was allegedly forced to sell to the Confederate States government and Gilmer's application for amnesty. The affidavit is dated July 18, 1865. Attached are additional statements from United States Army Captain Robert S. Richland and other citizens testifying to Holmes' position as a justice and to Gilmer's allegiance to the United States. The appended statements are variously dated July 18 and July 19, 1865.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from E. S. Fisher at Long Beach, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the seizure of private property by the Confederate government without compensation.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Report from Mississippi State Librarian F. A. Whiting at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark in Macon, Mississippi, on the condition of the capitol and enclosing a catalog of the holdings of the Mississippi State Library. (Enclosed catalog is mdah_768-950-05-06).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from O. Davis to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the loss of his financial records due to United States Army operations in Tippah County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from D. W. Lamkin, a lieutenant in the 1st Mississippi Light Artillery, at Opelika, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, asking that an enslaved person be released from jail.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from L. Julienne at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, giving an account of the recent United States Army operation in Jackson, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Robert S. Hudson at Edinburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning his proposal to force county officials to aid in arresting alleged Confederate Army deserters.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from L. Julienne at Jackson, Mississippi, to an unnamed "friend", discussing personal matters and describing his views on life in occupied Natchez, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from J. M. Wesson, owner of the Mississippi Manufacturing Company at Bankston, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking Clark for protection from Confederate Army deserters who are allegedly raiding the county. Wesson states that the company the governor ordered to Bankston never arrived, and a company ordered by Colonel McCullough has left.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Sheriff G. W. Bradley at Augusta, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, stating that he cannot collect state and county taxes because of alleged threats from Confederate Army deserters.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from J. Alex Ventress near Woodville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, complaining about Clark's order to destroy cotton in Wilkinson County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Captain W. E. Montgomery, commander of the Herndon Rangers (Mississippi Militia, Cavalry Battalion, Second Reserves), to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, informing Clark about attempted United States Army cavalry raids in his area of operation, as well as soldiers that may need to be released from service. Montgomery also writes on the health and safety of his family, as he claims that United States soldiers have threatened to capture and hold them hostage.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, to W. C. Watson, giving his agent his thoughts on cotton and wool cards, use of state troops, foreigners in the military, impressed enslaved persons, military supplies, and soldiers fit for service.

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.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Martha Craigan to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Oxford, Mississippi, complaining about the burning of her cotton and impressment of her wagons and teams by the Confederate Army. (mdah_768-949-01-15 is a response to this document).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from B. S. Trice at Verona, Itawamba County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on his business be reduced.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from H. W. Noe at Verona, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, requesting the appointment to postmaster of the city. Enclosed is a petition from the citizens of Verona, Mississippi, supporting Noe's appointment.