From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from M. L. Goldsmith to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing the finances of the state of Georgia, requested earlier by Ames.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from J. A. Orr to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for Ames' help for a deaf mute who was indicted for assault and battery with intent to murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from B. H. Gatthelf to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, accepting appointment as trustee of the Deaf and Dumb Institute.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Board of Trustees of the State Hospital in Natchez, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, report detailing the closing of the State Hospital at Natchez, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. A. McWhorter, superintendent of the Louisiana Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn that a young blind or deaf man from Mississippi has arrived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, seeking admission to Louisiana's institution for the blind and deaf. McWhorter states that this person was told that the state of Mississippi would pay for his education. McWhorter goes on to encourage Alcorn to pass some legislation in Mississippi to address the educational needs of the blind and deaf community, or to create a system by which the state of Louisiana could warrant payment for educating blind and deaf students from Mississippi. (This document is related to mdah_786-971-01-07).

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 from Mississippi Attorney General T. J. Wharton at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, giving an opinion regarding trustees at state charitable institutions.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi State Auditor A. J. Gillespie at the State Auditor's Office in Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, estimating the ordinary expenses of the Mississippi state government for the year 1864.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from M. M. J. Terry at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting a position at the deaf and dumb asylum.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. B. Williams at Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting that his overseer, H. A. Irwin, be discharged from the Confederate Army.