From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from W. H. Morgan to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, stating that in August he had a mule stolen from him and has heard that the person who stole it is now in jail in Athens, Georgia, and asks the Governor how he should go about recovering the mule and bring the thief to justice.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from the firm of Cook and brothers to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning shipment of some machinery.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Cook and Brother in Athens, Georgia, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning the location of guns purchased by the state of Mississippi.