From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Undated letter from the members of the bar of Lexington, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus recommending James M. Dyer for Circuit Court Judge.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Lexington, Mississippi by members of the bar in Holmes County, Mississippi, recommending A. M. Harlow for District Attorney.