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 H. F. Hewson, private secretary to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn. Philips writes to Hewson in response to his inquiry concerning an inmate whom Hewson called "James J. Fisher", but whom Philips identifies as J. J. Foster. The letter concerns money that had been paid to an attorney on behalf of the inmate.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Robert Kells, superintendent of the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the arrest of asylum employees.

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.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi State Geologist E. W. Hilgard at Oxford, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, reporting on the work of the state geological survey.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William Merrill, superintendent for the Mississippi State Institution for the Blind in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, giving a statement on the condition of the facility.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John G. Willis and four members of the 3rd Missouri Cavalry to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking to be transferred to the Confederate States Marine Corps.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter by A. S. Livermore, the superintendent of the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning a new railroad bridge being built across the Tallahatchie River.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from A. S. Livermore, superintendent of the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, seeking to have state troops detailed to work rebuilding bridges.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Lieutenant Colonel W. A. Broadwell to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning salt mining on Avery Island, Louisiana.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Franklin Smith to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking to have James Gavin, a British national, released from jail.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Confederate Navy Lieutenant Isaac N. Brown, commander of the Confederate C. S. S. Arkansas, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning the need for carpenters to work on the pilot house.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Petition from the officers of the Confederate 3rd Mississippi Infantry in Jackson, Mississippi, asking that they be sent to protect the Mississippi Coast.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William B. Mitchell at Oxford, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning camp supplies for soldiers that he wishes to sell to the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Louisiana McDonald at Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus inquiring about his son, Philip McDonald, who joined a military company in Natchez, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Sixth annual report of the superintendent and physician of the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Inventory of property of the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from M. M. Laughlin in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus giving a quote for repairs to the Mississippi capitol building.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. L. Pierce in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus giving a price quote for repairs to the Mississippi capitol building.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. B. Shelby in Brandon, Mississippi, asking for clemency for Matthew Jordan who was convicted of betting with a minor.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Superintendent Z. A. Philips of the Mississippi State Penitentiary to O. H. Crandall, recommending a pardon for William Brennan.