From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from M. B. McMicken at Canton, Mississippi, to P. B. Starke, giving Starke details of the case of Robert Brown, an African American man incarcerated in the Mississippi State Penitentiary, who was accused of murder and defended by McMicken and Henry S. Foote. McMicken is requesting a pardon to be given to Robert Brown.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens of Attala County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that Dr. E. H. Anderson be pardoned for allegedly illegally selling spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from J. A. P. Campbell at Kosciusko, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking for a pardon for Dr. E. H. Anderson, convicted of illegally selling spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Attala County, Mississippi, to United States Postmaster General William Dennison, recommending Colonel S. Durham for postmaster at Kosciusko, Mississippi, a position he has held for twelve years.