From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Certified copy of an indictment from the grand jury of Jackson County, Mississippi, against Silas Nelson for the murder of William Page. The original indictment was filed on June 13, 1871. This copy of the indictment is certified by Henry Kirkwood, clerk of the circuit court, and is dated December 6, 1871.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mississippi Secretary of State James Lynch to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing him that Vincent Baptiste has tendered his resignation for the office of Justice of the Peace in Jackson County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from G. C. Chandler to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, containing a clipping from the Democrats of Handsboro, Mississippi, concerning the resolutions adopted during a joint racial meeting within Jackson County, Mississippi. Chandler also mentions Alcorn turning down a Senate seat, and that he has supporters in Jackson County, Mississippi who are satisfied with him. There is also mention of someone in the county trying to destroy the confidence of the African American citizens against Alcorn, but those efforts are backfiring against that person.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from C. H. Alley to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, containing a letter of conveyance of a resolution adopted from or during a public meeting of citizens of Jackson County, Mississippi. (No enclosure)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Report from George Wood and C. Halley to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, of a meeting at the courthouse of Jackson County, Mississippi, where a resolution of support was issued for the administration of Alcorn.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Legal document from Henry Kirkwood, containing an indictment from the Grand Jury in Jackson County, Mississippi, in the case of the murder of William McFall. Document contains several jurors signatures on the back.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from D. M. Dunlap to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting Alcorn to use his influence to preserve the Sabbath day laws currently in place in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, which seem to keep certain types of businesses closed on the Sabbath. Dunlap states that there is a petition being circulated to be presented to the legislature to this effect.

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.

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, informing Alcorn that the Senate had confirmed the accompanying list of county and municipal officer nominations for Lowndes, Tippah, Copiah, Clarke, Carroll, and Jackson Counties, Mississippi.

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.

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.

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.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from F. S. Blount, Chief Agent of Impressment at Mobile, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, concerning the use of county sheriffs to act as impressment agents.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from C. Bellman at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Vicksburg, Mississippi, offering his services in helping to rebuild the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from F. L. Claiborne in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending Robert W. James to be appointed collector of revenue for the seashore of Mississippi. Attached is a letter from James himself asking for the position, saying he has been a resident of Biloxi, Mississippi, for several years, and is acquainted with the citizens of Mississippi counties Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from J. B. McRae in New Orleans, Louisiana, informing Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus that the bond for 25 muskets for Confederate Colonel A. E. Lewis's company has been signed.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. List of Mississippi prisoners held in the Alabama State Penitentiary who volunteered to enter the Confederate Army. (List is the enclosed document mentioned in mdah_757-945-04-11).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from P. M. Fairley and citizens of East Pascagoula, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking that Sidaine Krebs be released from the militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from A. E. Lewis at West Pascagoula, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus complaining that Confederate General Buckner's agents are taking cattle and they have no authority to do so.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Sidoine Krebs, a member of the 5th Mississippi Infantry, State Troops at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking a discharge from the militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from A. E. Lewis at West Pascagoula, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus informing the Governor of the suffering of the people on the Gulf Coast.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Charles F. Howell at Jackson County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning the defense of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning the "suffering condition of the people" in Hancock County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. A. Champlain at Handsboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus warning Pettus of people along the coast who are trading with United States forces.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from George Sumrall in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus offering his military services to the state of Mississippi if it should be invaded by the North.