From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the pardon of Paul Koler, who was convicted of petit larceny.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Legislative document from Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn to the Mississippi Legislature, concerning money and land grants to aid in the construction of levees in the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta. He explains that it is important for the revival of the cotton industry and he makes reference to it's standing in the global cotton economy, specifically noting the Manchester Cotton Supply Association as competition.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Message from Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn to both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature, stating that he is returning to them House Bill 244 without his approval, and defines reasons for this action.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Transaction of a case from the special court of equity, concerning the sale of 130 bales of cotton in Jefferson County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Sheriff Readman T. Portwood of Sunflower County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning alleged crimes being committed in the county by Confederate deserters and African Americans.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Incomplete letter from Confederate Captain A. Q. Withers, commander of a company of state troops at Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that his troops remain in Marshall County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Robert Edmundson at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, offering to deliver 40,000 cotton cards and 10,000 wool cards for $100,000.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Contract between S. W. Lyon at Noxubee County, Mississippi, and Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, stating that Lyon will transport thirty bales of cotton, drugs, and medicine to the lines of the United States Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from James B. McRea at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, offering to supply the state of Mississippi with cotton and woolen cards.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Contract between the firm of Bowles, Edmonson, and Company and Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to supply the state of Mississippi with cotton and wool cards.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Contract between the firm of Baskerville, Whitfield, and Company and Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to provide wool and cotton cards to the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from J. Alex Ventress near Woodville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, complaining about Clark's order to destroy cotton in Wilkinson County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from W. M. Deason at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, offering to supply wool and cotton cards to the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from W. Goodman, president of the Mississippi Central Railroad, at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning a proposal to supply Mississippi with cotton and wool cards.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from James R. Bowles to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, concerning his proposal to supply Mississippi with wool and cotton cards.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from R. Seal at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the shipment of cotton to Europe.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi Attorney General T. J. Wharton at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning a plan to obtain cotton cards for the state.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Lieutenant Colonel James B. McRae at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning a contract to supply cotton cards to the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from John Condon at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, offering to deliver $100,000 worth of cotton and wool cards for three dollars a pair.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from James B. McRae to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, regarding a plan to ship cotton out of the Confederate States of America to pay for cotton and woolen cards.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from J. J. Smylie at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, offering to supply the state with 40,000 cotton and wool cards in exchange for $100,000 and shipping cotton to New Orleans, Louisiana, en route to Europe.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from the firm of Baskerville, Whitfield, and Company at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning their contract to supply cotton cards.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from the firm of Baskerville, Whitfield, and Company at Columbus, Mississippi to Colonel M. D. Haynes at Macon, Mississippi, authorizing Haynes to act on their behalf regarding their firm's proposition to provide cotton cards and other articles to the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Damaged letter from Confederate Lieutenant Colonel James B. McRae at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning a plan to smuggle cotton out of the Confederacy to pay for cotton and woolen cards.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Contract between the firm of Baskerville, Whitfield, and Company at Columbus, Mississippi, and Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, to supply 28,000 cotton cards to the state of Mississippi, in exchange for shipping cotton along the Mississippi River to New Orleans, Louisiana, and Memphis, Tennessee. (This document is a revised copy of mdah_768-949-02-13. It includes some variations from the earlier contract).