From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from William Nesbit to Mississippi Attorney General George E. Harris, requesting reward for the capture of the alleged murderer of David Garrett. Newspaper article included.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from W. H. Mims, county assessor, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, in reference to the assessment of railroad property in Wayne County, Mississippi, asking if such property can be taxed. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Mims's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Sheriff E. F. Haynie of Alcorn County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn that he had to pay the fare for his guards on several railroads because their certificates for expenses had been denied by the railroad agents. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Haynie's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Publication titled Salt from the Onondaga Salt Company to the editor of the New York World.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from New York and Hartford Publishing Co. to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting a written sketch of the Governor's life to be included in an upcoming publication concerning the life of Democrats in America.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from John W. Young to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting names and addresses of persons involved with the Southern Pacific Railroad. Item includes an attached copy of a news article from the Natchez Tri-Weekly Democrat concerning the Vidalia, Alexandria & Texas Railroad.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Receipt from C. T. Russell to the State of Mississippi for transportation of soldiers on the Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mrs. A. B. Meeks to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, stating that Mrs. Meeks is concerned about the way her property was assessed for tax purposes and appeals to Alcorn.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bonds of W. M. Strickland, Thomas D. Isom, and George D. Fee, given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Lafayette County, Mississippi. The bonds are witnessed by W. Delay, clerk of the county probate court.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bonds of G. W. Humphreys, D. G. Humphreys, and B. Humphreys, given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Claiborne County, Mississippi. The bonds are witnessed by Thomas Y. Berry, justice of the peace.

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 Kells' efforts to obtain a pass to go to Vicksburg, Mississippi, to obtain supplies.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from United States Army Colonel Samuel Thomas of the Freedmen's Bureau at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to J. D. Collier, informing Collier that his rights as lessee of an abandoned plantation will be protected by Thomas and his men. (Document is related to mdah_776-960-01-16).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bonds of W. H. Brister, P. D. Woods, and T. A. Lewis, given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Yalobusha County, Mississippi. The bonds are witnessed by P. Johnson, president of the county board of police.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bonds of John W. Sanders, G. S. Fox, and S. W. Bryan, given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Carroll County, Mississippi. The bonds are witnessed by J. P. Marshall, justice of the peace.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bond of William H. Cassell, A. H. Ford, and William C. Jones, given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Madison County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bonds of John B. Carpenter, E. H. Hicks, and M. Eiseman, given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Jefferson County, Mississippi. The bonds are witnessed by George W. Shackleford, probate judge.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bonds of J. A. Viser, R. E. Eskridge, and D. J. Sally, given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Carroll County, Mississippi. The bonds are witnessed by W. M. Aldridge, justice of the peace.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bonds of D. W. McInnis, John M. McRaney, and Hardy Pittman, given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Covington County, Mississippi. The bonds are witnessed by a justice of the peace.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bonds of William Coulter, Thomas Pope, and H. A. McLeod given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Covington County, Mississippi. The bonds are witnessed by a justice of the peace.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bonds of Andrew Gibb, Isaac J. Fouché, and Noah D. Link, given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Yazoo County, Mississippi. The bonds are witnessed by W. J. Epperson, justice of the peace, and John Brumfield, clerk of the county probate court.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Account of W. A. Strong, state agent of distilleries, showing monies received from the Mississippi State Treasury and amounts paid out by voucher.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Legal document from citizens of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, certifying that J. M. Randall is well-qualified to be the dispenser of spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Contract of John M. Lyles, offering to supply the state of Mississippi with 2,000 pairs of cotton cards per month. On the reverse, several citizens endorse Lyles.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Two incomplete copies of Special Orders No. 176, appointing Major James L. Power to serve as agent of the Mississippi troops in the Confederate Army. Both copies are damaged.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from B. M. Woolsey, salt commissioner for the state of Alabama, at Clarke County, Alabama, to Mississippi salt agent Z. A. Philips, concerning the mining of salt in Alabama for the people of Mississippi. Woolsey states that he does not think it is proper for Philips to contract with Alabama salt manufacturers. He requests that Philips not take any further action until Alabama Governor Thomas H. Watts renders a decision on the matter.