From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn's Private Secretary H. F. Hewson, stating that the Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn is travelling although delayed, he asks that they acknowledge his agent at Jonestown, Coahoma County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from L. M. Hall, chief of the Mississippi Secret Service, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, describing the account of the assassination of former Confederate general W. F. Brantley on November 2, 1870, and what actions will be taken to locate his killers. Hall also asks for Alcorn's advice about securing a detail of United States Army soldiers to assist in the search.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from Sarah Garrett at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that she be pardoned for her crime of allowing enslaved persons to trade as freemen.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from W. A. Strong at Greenwood, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning theft at the local distillery by Confederate troops.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Lieutenant Colonel J. D. Stewart, Chief of Ordnance at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, reporting on the condition of his department.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Brigadier General Wirt Adams at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the movement of the troops under his command.

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, giving his opinion on the legality of some printing contracts.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from E. E. Lee and several citizens of Kemper County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that A. J. Lee be released after being arrested for alleged disloyalty.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, to Confederate Major General Samuel J. Gholson, ordering him south to repel United States Army operations from the direction of Canton, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Major General Samuel J. Gholson at Buena Vista, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, informing Clark of the status of the state troops under his command.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Colonel Jeffrey E. Forrest at West Point, Mississippi, to Major Harris, asking that boats be kept ready at Columbus, Mississippi, to rapidly ferry his command.

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 the Mississippi conscript laws, bonds, the Mississippi State Penitentiary, and appointment of judges to office.

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

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return requesting rations to be issued to fifteen enlisted men of the 50th and 52nd United States Colored Infantry Regiments on duty at Headquarters as orderlies and messengers at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Colonel Charles A. Gilchrist, 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 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 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 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. Letter from D. O. Merwin at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning a conflict between civil and military authority.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Itawamba County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for Sharkey's aid in re-establishing civil authority in the county.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Captain John Taylor Moore in Port Gibson, Mississippi, informing Adjutant General William H. Brown he has 73 rank and file and will reach Jackson, Mississippi, on Tuesday morning.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to Confederate General John Clifford Pemberton informing him a force of 10,000 United States forces left Helena, Mississippi, and was moving down the Mississippi River.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to Confederate General Charles Gustavus Dahlgren in Natchez, Mississippi, informing him an order had been sent to Howell Hinds to issue quartermaster stores.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to Confederate General Richard Winter in Grenada, Mississippi, asking if he sent Conners to General John Clifford Pemberton.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to Confederate General Reuben Davis in Corinth, Mississippi, informing him that funds will be sent as soon as they are received from New Orleans, Louisiana.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Confederate Captain C. H. Johnston in Panola, Mississippi, to General Tullius Cicero Tupper informing him his couriers report 30,000 United States troops opposite Helena, and 15 transports with troops at Delta.