From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from W. W. Campbell to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking for an appointment for himself in order to support his family.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from H. W. Purnell at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the upcoming election of a president for the University of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from R. H. Rivers to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for a teaching position at the University of Mississippi.