From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from John W. Robinson, detailing documents given to the Senate investigative committee and requesting copies, and discussing testimony of William B. Taylor. Testimony not included.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Efn Smith to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn's Private Secretary H. F. Hewson, asking for advice on how to proceed concerning the payment of certain accounts itemized on a schedule report given to the Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mrs. C. Lockenwitz to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn that she had not been paid for her services as the matron of the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum in Vicksburg, Mississippi, for the months of December 1869 through April 1870. Mrs. Lockenwitz asks for her claim to be paid. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Lockenwitz's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Report from Doctor George S. C. Hussey, a surgeon at the state hospital at Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, giving a status report on the condition of the Natchez State Hospital.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from John R. Hicks, hospital physician at the city hospital of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn that D. A. Lehuse (spelling is probably wrong) had been selected by the Vicksburg Board of Alderman as the superintendent of the city hospital. Hicks also makes his case that he did not need the assistance of this person's office. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, private secretary to Alcorn, giving an executive summary of Hicks's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Requisition from E. Smith, superintendent of the State Asylum at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting funding needed for the asylum.

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 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. Letter from Robert Kells, superintendent of the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, protesting that his workers are being conscripted into the Mississippi Militia.

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 E. M. Blackburn, a member of the Mississippi Relief Association at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, requesting aid for sick and wounded Confederate soldiers at Atlanta, Georgia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return requesting five days rations to be issued for enlisted men of the 50th, 52nd, and 53rd United States Colored Infantry Regiments on special duty as orderlies and messengers at Sub-District Headquarters at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by order of Colonel Charles A. Gilchrist, the Sub-District commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return requesting ten days rations to be issued to two men on detached duty at Post Headquarters at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, the post commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return requesting five days rations to be issued to a detachment of enlisted men from the 50th, 52nd, and 53rd United States Colored Infantry Regiments on special duty as orderlies, messengers, and cooks at Sub-District Headquarters at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by order of Colonel Charles A. Gilchrist, the Sub-District commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of a captain in the 2nd New Jersey Cavalry, requesting twenty-one days rations to be issued for a detachment of his command. The return is approved by Lieutenant Colonel N. J. Gibson, post commander at Brookhaven, Mississippi, and Assistant Adjutant General W. A. Gordon, by order of Major General Peter J. Osterhaus, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return requesting five days rations to be issued to a detachment of seven men from the 50th United States Colored Infantry on duty at headquarters at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Colonel Charles A. Gilchrist, commanding the Sub-District of Jackson, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of H. C. Huntsman, surgeon of the 50th United States Colored Infantry, requesting five days rations to be issued for use in the regimental hospital. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, the post commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Second Lieutenant Jacob A. Jackson, Company C, 9th Indiana Cavalry, requesting rations to be issued for the men of his command detailed as couriers from Big Black, Mississippi, to Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Assistant Adjutant General W. A. Gordon, by order of Major General Peter J. Osterhaus, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Major E. L. Moore, 53rd United States Colored Infantry, requesting rations to be issued for a detachment of his command 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. Ration return of Major Alfred Hodsden, 2nd Louisiana Infantry (United States), requesting five days rations to be issued for the men of his command at Brookhaven, Mississippi. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, the post commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Major A. E. Barnes, 50th United States Colored Infantry, requesting rations to be issued for a detachment of the command 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. Ration return of Major A. E. Barnes, 50th United States Colored Infantry, requesting rations to be issued for a detachment of the command 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. Ration return of Major A. E. Barnes, 50th United States Colored Infantry, requesting five days rations to be issued for a detachment of his command. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, the post commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Lieutenant and Sub Commissioner of Freedmen James H. Smith, requesting ten days rations to be issued for a detachment of three men from the 58th Ohio Infantry and one from the 9th Indiana Cavalry on duty as clerks and orderlies at the Freedmen's Bureau at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, the post commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Lieutenant and Sub Commissioner of Freedmen James H. Smith, 52nd United States Colored Infantry, requesting ten days rations to be issued for freedmen confined in the guard house at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, the post commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.