From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from W. Stanley to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn of the assault on Representative Coggeshall, who had been approached by three men from Oakland, Mississippi, and subsequently shot. Stanley also reports that the assailants had been allowed by a justice of the peace to escape. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Stanley's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Petition from Sheriff M. A. Metts to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking for a pardon for William T. Hester. The item also cites reasons for the petition, one being that the defendant is disabled in one arm due to an injury sustained at the Battle of Seven Pines.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Superintendent of Mississippi State Penitentiary Z. A. Philips to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, recommending that George Lewis, an African American man who is currently incarcerated at the Mississippi State Penitentiary, be given a pardon on the grounds that Lewis still professes his innocence. Lewis is also suffering from a gunshot wound received during his service in the United States Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from H. Murphy to R. J. Mathews, recounting the details of the case of Isham Walton, whom he defended, and stating that Walton was convicted of assault with the intent to kill. According to witnesses, Walton was said to have been holding a gun carelessly when it went off by accident. Murphy states that he believes the punishment for Walton was unjust. There is also a statement at the end of this letter from W. L. Walton pleading for the release of Isham Walton.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Arrest warrant from A. W. McCormick, justice of the peace in Mobile County, Alabama, calling for the arrest of Columbus Robinson in the case of the murder of George Lott. (This document is the enclosed warrant mentioned in mdah_786-971-06-10).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi State Senator Jeremiah L. Davis at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that Clark remit the forfeiture of bond against John Dickey, a man indicted in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, for alleged assault and battery in 1860.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petitions from citizens of Raymond, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, in favor of Dora Sorsby (alias Dora Evans) whom petitioners claim was wrongfully convicted of poisoning an infant.