From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Sheriff Jas. M. Burton of Lee County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn that a person or persons burned a Black Methodist Church in Lee County, and that a party of armed men also subsequently murdered an African American man named Gilbert Fields.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from W. D. Holder at Egypt, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the arrest of Captain James M. Burton, a Confederate scout.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Lock E. Houston and other members of the Mississippi Legislature at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the arrest and imprisonment without charge of Confederate Captain James M. Burton, a scout and Confederate Secret Service officer. The authors ask Clark to intercede on Burton's behalf and ensure that he receives a speedy trial. In an appended note, Clark transmits the letter to Confederate General Dabney H. Maury and states that Burton is being illegally detained as a witness.