From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from New York and Hartford Publishing Co. to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting a written sketch of the Governor's life to be included in an upcoming publication concerning the life of Democrats in America.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Daniel Sharp at Boston, Massachusetts, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, applying for appointment as Commissioner of Deeds.