From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Incomplete letter to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, addressing accusations made against him and stating that these allegations are "wholly unjust and untrue".

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Petition from several petitioners to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting a full pardon for Peter Kesler who, having been convicted of cotton stealing, is now believed to be innocent. Having heard testimony from a Mr. Yates, who was also convicted in this same incident, the petitioners believe Mr. Kesler was a victim of circumstance and ask for his release.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Thomas J. Norton to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting assistance in getting a pardon from the Governor of Indiana, Conrad Baker. Norton has been in the Indiana penitentiary since 1865, his sentence having been extended after his recapture following his escape in 1867.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Petition from White and Chalmers to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting executive clemency for Thomas Ward, who has served four years of a five-year sentence on grand larceny. (Petition not included)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from W. B. Davis to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, sending Alcorn a copy of an indictment from the Grand Jury of Grenada County, Mississippi, against Adolphus Ruoff and Kate Ruoff for the crime of larceny. Davis informs Alcorn that Kate Ruoff is out on bond and Adolphus escaped to Kent County, Michigan, and has been arrested in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is requesting that Alcorn make a request for the return of Adolphus Ruoff.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Anderson Rutland to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, recounting the events of how he was first imprisoned during the Civil War for horse theft and how he came to be released, only to be rearrested. He is asking Alcorn to review his case to see if his second arrest was legal in hopes that Alcorn would order his release.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from T. V. Noland at Woodville, Mississippi, to R. J. Mathews, recounting from memory the case of Res. Smith and stating that the two counts of larceny and burglary were weighed against Smith circumstantially. Although Smith was in possession of some of the items, Noland believes he most likely did not steal them. Noland states that Smith should be pardoned as he has fully atoned for his crime.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Z. A. Philips, superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting the early release of Samuel Harmon, who was convicted in 1868 of larceny. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, private secretary to Alcorn, giving an executive summary of Philips's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Z. A. Philips, superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, responding to an inquiry from Alcorn concerning the conduct of inmate Robert Easton, who was convicted of larceny in Warren County, Mississippi, in May 1866. Philips reports that Easton's conduct has been good during his incarceration. (This letter may be in regards to the same inmate mentioned in mdah_786-971-01-16).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from William R. Fears to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn. Fears states that he and three others were tried in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in May and June of 1867 by a military commission and sent to prison for grand larceny. He is asking Alcorn to have them transferred back to Mississippi, as they are serving their imprisonment in Fort Jefferson, Florida. (Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary stating that Fears was wrongfully accused, suggesting that this is a pardon request)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. M. Pearson at Carrollton, Mississippi, to R. J. Mathews, concerning the 1868 case of an African American man named Allison Bibb, as Pearson was assigned to defend Bibb. Pearson makes the case for Bibb to receive clemency.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Copy of a letter from Z. A. Philips, superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, noting the receipt of Dennis Alrick into the state asylum and requesting a pardon for Alrick on the charge of grand larceny due to his inability to control his own actions. Included is a statement from T. J. Mitchell, physician in charge of the penitentiary, certifying that in Mitchell's opinion Alrick was "mentally deranged" when sent to the asylum.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from B. B. Boone at Jacinto, Mississippi, addressed to R. J. Martin (possibly intended for R. J. Mathews?), recounting the details of the case against C.C. Byers--a Tennessee man working in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, accused of stealing a horse. Boone states that Byers was questioned about the horse, and said that he purchased the horse from someone else but later turned the horse loose in the woods. Byers was unable to procure any witnesses for his case, and his parents, being impoverished and out-of-state, could neither help him nor attend his trial. Boone further states that he believes that Byers has served enough punishment for petty larceny.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Z. A. Philips, superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, reporting that the conduct of inmate Thomas J. Norton has been excellent since his incarceration.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mrs. P. Cates in Washington County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking Alcorn to use his powers to release from prison her husband, James Cates, a former military man who was wounded during his service. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, private secretary to Alcorn, giving an executive summary of Cates's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. List of charges and specifications by Lieutenant and Provost Marshal T. Horatio Everson, containing charges against William J. Ester for alleged highway robbery of a Charles B. Burwell and alleged larceny of property belonging to a freed African American man named Robert Stokes near Meridian, Mississippi. Included are the names of five witnesses. Attached is a paper with various notes, added in October 1865, by Major W. A. Gordon, Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, and Sharkey's successor Benjamin G. Humphreys. Gordon's note refers Everson's list to Sharkey. Sharkey's notes refer the list to Humphreys, who assumed the governorship on October 16, 1865. Humphreys' note states that Ester will be received by the civil authorities.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Affidavit and appeal from Lucinda Cantrill and Mary Jane Smyth, arrested for burglary and larceny, at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, stating under oath that they are not guilty and asking that they be released from jail in Lowndes County, Mississippi. The affidavit is sworn before and witnessed by Stephen A. Brown, probate judge and justice of the peace.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from P. A. Rutton to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, requesting that his conviction for horse stealing be pardoned so that he can join the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter B. F. Hammon at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, offering to join the Confederate Army if he is released from prison.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Samuel T. Harrison at Starkville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that James D. Manning be pardoned and allowed to go back to his regiment. The letter is endorsed by Judge James T. Hamm and District Attorney Samuel M. Meek.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Joel M. Acker at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, enclosing and endorsing a petition from several citizens of Monroe County, Mississippi, requesting a pardon for Westly Chism, a Confederate soldier convicted of stealing a horse.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens of Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, requesting a pardon for M. Joice - convicted of alleged burglary and larceny, - so that he may become a soldier. On the reverse is a copy of a letter from Clark to E. C. Eggleston, sheriff of Lowndes County, Mississippi, granting Joice a pardon.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from S. M. Meek at the District Attorney's office in Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, giving the facts of the conviction of M. Joice and others of burglary and larceny.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from Isaac Anderson and several citizens of Smith and Jasper Counties, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, informing Clark they believe that there are at least three hundred Confederate Army deserters in Jones County, Mississippi, and a few more who are in Smith and Jasper Counties. The petitioners allege that said persons are taking property by force and driving pro-Confederate residents out of the counties. The petitioners speculate that the persons allegedly committing said crimes are acquiring ammunition from Mississippi's Gulf Coast region. Anderson and others advise Clark to send a "strong force" in response.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Sheriff W. J. Taylor of Madison County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, complaining that he needs deputies to help him carry out his assigned duties. Taylor particularly wishes to hire guards to aid in the attachment of cotton. Beyond attachment orders, he states that much of his work is executing warrants against African Americans for larceny. Taylor also complains that the United States Army troops camping on the county courthouse grounds have rendered him no assistance and have allegedly caused harm to the grounds.