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Receipts and letter from D. H. Alcorn to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; April 29, 1871
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Several tax receipts concerning Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, and a letter from D. H. Alcorn concerning a murder which took place on the Pettit and Cooper plantation.
Letter from J. G. Miller to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; April 23, 1871
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. G. Miller to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing the Governor that he has written to all the Sheriffs of the district and is awaiting their response.
Report from Mississippi Secretary of the Senate Murray Peyton to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; April 4, 1871
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Report from Mississippi Secretary of the Senate Murray Peyton to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, of county officers whom have been confirmed by the Senate from Yalobusha, Tallahatchie, Carroll, Madison, Perry, Coahoma, and Attala Counties, Mississippi.
Letter from William M. Conner to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; February 12, 1871
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from William M. Conner to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, defending himself against character attacks, and also asking Alcorn to appoint him to be Sheriff of Noxubee County, Mississippi.
Letter from B. L. Moore to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; March 11, 1871
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. A private and confidential letter from B. L. Moore to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, regarding the behavior of the citizens of the area of Meridian, Mississippi, and why he had not been able to visit to discuss political official appointments and renewals.
Letter from J. G. Miller to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; March 14, 1871
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. G. Miller to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn that he has written to the sheriff with a levee district, and will be able to give Alcorn the information he has requested soon.
Unfinished report from E. W. Laird; January 9, 1871
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Unfinished report from E. W. Laird, listing nominations for county officers from several counties. Notes include dates of appointments, names of officers, and notes of those who failed to qualify. At the end of the report, Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn signs his name and requests the advice and consent of the Mississippi State Senate for the appointments.
Letter from Murray Peyton to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; May 18, 1870
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Murray Peyton, secretary of the Mississippi State Senate, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, giving notice of the Senate's confirmation of nominees to the offices of District Attorney (12th and 7th Districts), Chancery Clerk of Coahoma County, Mississippi, and Public Printer respectively.
Letter from Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn to George R. Alcorn; December 13, 1870
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from George R. Alcorn, clerk for Coahoma County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, enclosing an indictment against George Hibblen. (Enclosed indictment not present).
List; Undated
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Undated list naming persons who are to have all legal and political disabilities imposed by the Fourteenth Amendment, by reason of their participation in the late rebellion, removed.
List; Undated
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. List of district and local enrolling officers on conscription duty in the state of Mississippi.
Report from Mississippi State Auditor A. J. Gillespie to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 1, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Report from A. J. Gillespie at the Auditor's office at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, giving the financial transactions of the state from November 1, 1863, to December 31, 1864.
Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; August 29, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens of Coahoma County, Mississippi, forwarded by Colonel John J. Pettus to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, asking that the local militia company be allowed to remain in the county.
Letter from Major W. E. Montgomery to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; August 7, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Major W. E. Montgomery of the 2nd Battalion Mississippi Cavalry in Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the recent operations by the unit.
Letter from George K. Morton to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; June 22, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from George K. Morton at Friars Point, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, seeking a job in the Mississippi government.
Telegram from Secretary of War George W. Randolph to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 16, 1862
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Confederate Secretary of War George W. Randolph in Richmond, Virginia, concerning a partisan ranger company raised in Coahoma County, Mississippi by Confederate Captain Edward K. Porter.
Letter from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to General Gideon J. Pillow; August 25, 1863
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus at Macon, Mississippi, to Confederate General Gideon J. Pillow, concerning a conflict between the State and Confederate Governments over conscripts.
Letter from W. E. Montgomery to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 26, 1863
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. E. Montgomery, Commander of the Herndon Rangers in Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning an attempt by Confederate General Chalmers to have him arrested.
Letter from Lieutenant W. E. Montgomery to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 12, 1863
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. E. Montgomery, Commander of the Herndon Rangers in Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning local residents trading with the United States Army soldiers.
Letter from J. T. Simms to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; February 12, 1863
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. T. Simms in Woodstock, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, introducing doctor J. A. Warren of Coahoma County, Mississippi, who was seeking a Confederate Army commission.
Letter from Martin Flynt to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; October 16, 1862
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Martin Flynt in De Soto County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concering a horse stolen by a member of Captain Bowen's Company of Mississippi State Troops.
Letter from John C. McCabe to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 11, 1862
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John C. McCabe at Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning a Dr. Paul Gregory, who wants to raise a partisan ranger unit in Coahoma County, Mississippi.
Letter from W. Cooper to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 9, 1862
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. Cooper in Coffeeville, Mississippi, calling Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus's attention to the depredations of the United States Army soldiers in the Yazoo River Valley.
Letter from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to General Earl Van Dorn; August 4, 1862
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to Confederate General Earl Van Dorn requesting permission to send Confederate Captain Tyler's company to Coahoma County, Mississippi.
Letter from Samuel N. Delany and J. T. Simms to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; July 29, 1862
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Samuel N. Delany and J. T. Simms in Coahoma County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the need for armed troops to defend the county from expected United States Army invasion.