From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Colonel Samuel Thomas of the Freedmen's Bureau to General H. W. Slocum, commander of the department of Mississippi, concerning the case of J. D. Collier, whose lease of an abandoned land is being challenged by the previous owner. (Document is related to mdah_776-960-01-09.)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Richard Griggs to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, acknowledging receipt of a letter from H. S. Hyatt and promising Griggs' consideration.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mississippi Attorney General J. S. Morris to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, giving Alcorn an update on the progress made in selecting locations for five normal schools within the state of Mississippi. Morris serves as the chair of the Board of Commissioners for said purpose. In this letter Morris explains that there has not been much progress made, but he is optimistic that they will soon move forward with their work.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from an unnamed person in Paulding, Mississippi, signing as "a Friend to the Government", to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, concerning the money paid to the Swamp Lands Commissioners of Jasper County, Mississippi, mentioning they had received money prior to the Civil War. The author does not believe that money was ever turned over to the state. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, summarizing some information from the letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from F. W. Buttinghaus at Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking for a recommendation from Alcorn to be appointed to the proposed German consulate to be formed for those living in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas. Enclosed in Buttinghaus's letter are letters of support from several other citizens of Tennessee.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from James M. Slevin to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, seeking an appointment as a Commissioner in the State of New York on behalf of the State of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Horace Andrews to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting a reappointment as the Commissioner of Deeds for the State of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Thomas Keith to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn of the situation of the revenue and assessment books of Newton County, Mississippi, and the refusal of the Board of Supervisors to order that the books be corrected. He also notes that there has been a new assessor appointed.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Edward Sheppen at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking to have his appointment as commissioner of deeds renewed. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, private secretary to Alcorn, giving an executive summary of Sheppen's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Report from Mississippi Secretary of State James Lynch to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, concerning officers and including Lynch's annual report.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Henry H. Burrgess in Essex County, New Jersey, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning his work as commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Copy of a letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Jackson, Mississippi, to United States Army Brigadier General E. D. Osband, informing Osband that the archives and property of the state had been turned over to United States Army Captain J. Warren Miller and providing a list of property in the executive mansion turned over to Miller. Clark also states that other officers of the state will deliver the archives and property from their departments. This copy is transcribed by Miller, Osband's Assistant Adjutant General.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter of application from Sidney J. Douglas at Mobile, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, enclosing a letter from Alabama Governor Thomas H. Watts at Montgomery, Alabama, recommending Douglas to be commissioner for Mississippi at Mobile.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Andrew J. Hansell at Atlanta, Georgia, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, recommending the appointment of David Reid as commissioner of deeds.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Lieutenant and Sub Commissioner of Freedmen James H. Smith, requesting rations to be issued for a citizen clerk in the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Henry Howard Burgess at South Orange, New Jersey, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, asking to be reappointed as commissioner of deeds, a position to which former Mississippi Governor WIlliam McWillie had appointed him.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Asa W. Parker at Brooklyn, New York, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, wanting to know if he is authorized to act as commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William J. Waterman at Detroit, Michigan, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, requesting the appointment as commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi in Michigan.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William Christy at New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for a renewal of his appointment as commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi in New Orleans, Louisiana.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Augustus B. Sage at New York City, New York, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, requesting appointment as commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi in New York.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Charles Nettleton at New York City, New York, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for the appointment as commissioner of deeds for Mississippi in New York.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from L. W. Graham at New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, requesting a re-appointment as commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Business card and letter from William Shannon at New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for the appointment as commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi in New Orleans.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from James E. Semple at Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, seeking the appointment of commissioner for Mississippi in the state of Tennessee. Semple was originally appointed by Mississippi Governor William McWillie and reappointed by Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus. The Civil War prevented another renewal to the position. Semple has taken the oath of allegiance, and did not participate in the war due to nearsightedness caused by a disease of his eyes.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Haynes E. Hudson in Shelby County, Tennessee, certifying that he is commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi.