From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from L. M. Hall, chief of the Mississippi Secret Service, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, describing the account of the assassination of former Confederate general W. F. Brantley on November 2, 1870, and what actions will be taken to locate his killers. Hall also asks for Alcorn's advice about securing a detail of United States Army soldiers to assist in the search.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James M. Howry in Oxford, Mississippi, concerning a change in date of the meeting of the trustees of the University of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Vice President of Southern Railroad Company M. Emanuel to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus regarding exhibitors sending freight to the Mississippi state fair.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Reports "A" and "C" from the Mississippi State Geologist giving progress and results of the Geological and Agricultural Survey of Mississippi.