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Document; February 1, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Printed account of the forced removal of illegitimate legislators from the Louisiana House of Representatives by federal troops.
Letter from John A. Hall to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 30, 1874
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from John A. Hall to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames with a list of New Jersey state officers. Letter also asks for list of state legislators' addresses.
List; October 2, 1874
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. List, containing government expenditures from February 23 to October 2, 1874.
Letter from W. W. Dedrick to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 22, 1874
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from W. W. Dedrick to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, resigning as Adjutant General of the state of Mississippi. Included is a note from one of Ames's private secretaries, giving a summary of Dedrick's letter.
Roster from First Lieutenant Ira Quinby to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 1868
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Roster from First Lieutenant Ira Quinby to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, of the 24th United States Infantry listing Lieutenant Colonel Adelbert Ames as Provisional Governor of Mississippi
Letter from Henry J. Tibbs to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn with enclosure; January 17, 1871
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Henry J. Tibbs to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn requesting a position in Brookhaven, Mississippi, or anywhere in the state, he is looking for means of supporting his family. (Includes a letter dated September 13, 1866, from Assistant Adjutant General Thomas M. Vincent, certifying Tibbs' military service which ended in 1865).
Report from Mississippi Secretary of State James D. Lynch to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; 1870
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Report from Mississippi Secretary of State James D. Lynch to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, giving Alcorn a report on the condition of the secretary of state's office, the duties of office, and a brief description of his thoughts on what should be done within the office. Lynch's report especially concerns the duties of the office as they relate to the appraisal and administration of public lands.
Letter from W. H. Mims to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; June 3, 1871
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.
General Orders No. 54 from Adjutant General E. D. Townsend; June 5, 1871
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. General Orders No. 53 from United States Adjutant General E. D. Townsend, revoking General Orders No. 40.
General Orders from Secretary of War Edward Townsend; April 24, 1871
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. General Orders No. 41 from Secretary of War Edward Townsend at the War Department, concerning Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.
Letter from Lowell and Brett to Mississippi Adjutant General; April 10, 1871
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Lowell and Brett to the Mississippi Adjutant General, about solicitation to produce engravings for the State of Mississippi and offering their services.
Report from Mississippi Secretary of State James Lynch to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; 1870
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.
Letter from J. Macdonough to General T. W. B. Henson; September 16, 1870
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. Macdonough of the National Bank Note Company in New York to General T. W. B. Henson, asking for more information on items sent to them to be engraved and printed so that the company can give Henson an estimate of cost.
Incomplete copies of Special Orders No. 176; 1865
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.
Ration return of First Lieutenant Sanford T. Odell; July 11, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of First Lieutenant Sanford T. Odell, requesting rations to be issued for a detachment of the 17th Ohio Light Artillery at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.
Ration return of First Lieutenant Sanford T. Odell; July 11, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of First Lieutenant Sanford T. Odell, requesting rations to be issued for a detachment of the 7th Ohio Light Artillery at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.
Letter from Assistant Adjutant General Joseph D. Sayers to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; April 22, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Assistant Adjutant General Joseph D. Sayers on behalf of Confederate Lieutenant General Richard Taylor at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning instructions to be given to Mississippi troops to correct reported abuses.
Incomplete letter between Thos. M. Jack, Jas. B. Cumming, and Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; 1864 and 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Incomplete letter with multiple notes concerning charges to be brought against unnamed soldiers in the Army of Mississippi. The first note, dated July 9, 1864, is by Thos. M. Jack on behalf of Confederate General Alexander P. Stewart. The second note, dated January 12, 1865, is by Jas. B. Cumming on behalf of General John B. Hood, and refers the letter to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark. The third note, dated January 19, 1865, is by Clark and returns the letter. The fourth note, dated April 6, 1865, is by Cumming on behalf of General Joseph E. Johnston and returns the letter with attention to Clark's prior note.
Letter from Captain W. S. Yerger to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 9, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Captain W. S. Yerger at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, offering suggestions on how to raise a battalion of cavalry for Confederate service.
Copy of letter from Assistant Adjutant General F. Bullock, Jr.; February 12, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Copy of a letter from Assistant Adjutant General F. Bullock, Jr., at Meridian, Mississippi, to an unnamed general, concerning the mustering of state troops into Confederate service.
Letter from General Richard Taylor to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; October 19, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Lieutenant General Richard Taylor to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning Clark's proposed proclamation.
Letter from T. P. Ware to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; July 1, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from T. P. Ware at Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, requesting an inquiry into the conduct of Adjutant A. B. Watts in Simpson County, Mississippi.
Letter from H. R. Ware to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; July 2, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from H. R. Ware at Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the arrest of Amos Davis of Simpson County, Mississippi, by Adjutant A. B. Watts.
Letter from Sheriff William Taylor to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; June 29, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Sheriff William Taylor of Madison County, Mississippi, at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, requesting assistance to have a still destroyed. Taylor alleges that B. F. Passmore and R. C. Sanders are illegally making whiskey which they have an enslaved person sell to other African Americans. Taylor suggests that Clark ask Confederate General Wirt Adams to have the still destroyed. On the reverse, a note from Clark dated July 7, 1864, directs Adams to destroy said still. A subsequent note from Captain Allen T. Bowie, Jr., dated July 21, 1864, indicates that a detail will be sent to comply with Clark's order.
Letter from A. B. Watts to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; June 30, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from A. B. Watts, adjutant of E. A. Peyton's Battalion of Mississippi Cavalry, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the complaint of Amos Davis over his impressed mule.