From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Certified copy of an indictment from the grand jury of Carroll County, Mississippi, against three men for the murder of Arnold J. Brantley. The document is certified by R. C. Hansbrough, clerk of the circuit court. (This document is the enclosed indictment mentioned in mdah_786-973-07-11).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from R. C. Hansbrough, clerk of the circuit court of Carroll County, Mississippi, to H. F. Hewson, Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn's private secretary, enclosing a certified copy of an indictment against three men for the murder of Arnold J. Brantley. (Enclosed indictment is mdah_786-973-07-10).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from L. M. Hall, chief of the Mississippi Secret Service, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, describing the account of the assassination of former Confederate general W. F. Brantley on November 2, 1870, and what actions will be taken to locate his killers. Hall also asks for Alcorn's advice about securing a detail of United States Army soldiers to assist in the search.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Proclamation from Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, offering a $1,000.00 reward for the capture of William Ringer, Henry Ringer, and Calhoun Applegate for the alleged murder of A. J. Brantley.