From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from George P. Hachenberg to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting a subscription from the Governor to his Musical Telegraphy Company publication, with copy of the act creating and or incorporating the same said company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Printed circular from C. N. Wilson to the people of Layette County, Mississippi entitled A Plain Talk and a Few Truths.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Incomplete letter from John R. Hicks, hospital physician at the city hospital of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, introducing A. Werner (possibly Adolph Werner, who is shown as a druggist on the 1870 census) to the governor in support of Werner's being appointed as the druggist of the city hospital. 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. 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 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 J. A. McWhorter, superintendent of the Louisiana Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, writing in response to a letter sent to him by the governor on January 22nd, concerning blind and deaf Mississippians who have travelled to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, seeking an education. A secretarial note on the letter indicates that a copy of McWhorter's letter has been sent to the Mississippi State Senate. (This document is related to mdah_786-971-01-04).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Abraham Murdock at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning Clark's decision to not issue government bonds.