From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Robert E. Richardson to William Compton, informing Compton that there is a petition being drafted for the removal of the Board of Supervisors of Jefferson County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Kemp S. Holland to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting to be appointed to the office of assessor of Marshall County, Mississippi. (Letters of support for Mr. Holland are attached)