From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from O. F. Miles, W. Howard, and P. Balch, members of the Mississippi Legislature, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, recommending George Stewart to the position of justice of the peace and William Bulch for constable in Jefferson County, Mississippi. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of the letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Three letters stuck together from W. T. Martin, E. H. Hicks, and J. M. Ellis, respectively. Each letter is addressed to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn and each concerns the defense of chancery clerk D. C. Kearns against efforts to remove him from office. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Martin's letter and Hicks's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Jas Bingham to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking to move forward with the appointments from his area of Jefferson County, Mississippi, as they are needed.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mississippi Secretary of the Senate Murray Peyton to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Ridgley Ceylon Powers, containing a notice from the Senate of nominees who have been confirmed for appointment to County offices in Tallahatchie, Alcorn and Leflore Counties in Mississippi.

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 W. W. Wader to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, concerning the school fund for education and the laws governing the disbursement of said funds.

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 Barney Hansel to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, applying for the post of Chickasaw County Sheriff. (Enclosed is a letter from Colonel James Gordon introducing Barney Hansel, and recommending Mr. Hansel for the office of sheriff of Chickasaw County, 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 Sharkey Collection. Transaction of a case from the special court of equity, concerning the sale of 130 bales of cotton in Jefferson County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bonds of John B. Carpenter, E. H. Hicks, and M. Eiseman, given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Jefferson County, Mississippi. The bonds are witnessed by George W. Shackleford, probate judge.

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 H. Cassidy at Franklin County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, concerning the new militia act. Cassidy complains that, in his opinion, the enforcement of the act will leave no men to protect the county from perceived threats such as enslaved persons liberating themselves.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from George J. Mortimer at Crystal Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, requesting authority to raise a regiment of cavalry for state service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from John Condon at Hazlehurst, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Columbus, Mississippi, offering to sell cotton and wool cards to the state of Mississippi at $10.00 per pair, if he is allowed to ship 3,000 bales of cotton.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Ely R. Jones, deputy assessor for Jefferson County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for a bill of instructions.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. M. Gillis at Union Church, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for information about how to raise county militia companies.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William G. Williams at Rodney, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking Sharkey to have the court records of Claiborne County, Jefferson County, Franklin County, and Amite County, Mississippi, returned. Williams states that the records were removed to Natchez, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from E. H. Hicks at Fayette, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning Claudius Pintard of Rodney, Mississippi, who is seeking to obtain a law license.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Rodney, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that a local post office be opened and that John S. Vaughan be named postmaster.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Henry Key to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, asking to be appointed clerk of the circuit court of Jefferson County, Mississippi. Key also mentions that General Davidson had ordered all the records of Key's office to be sent to Natchez, Mississippi, and Key fears that some will be lost due to negligence. At the bottom of the page, Key's request is endorsed by E. H. Hicks.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Joseph C. Broughton at Rodney, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking him to appoint his brother Theodore D. Broughton as County Accessor.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Jefferson County, Mississippi, to the Postmaster of the United States, William Dennison, requesting that George McMurchy be appointed postmaster of Fayette, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from E. H. Hicks and George Torrey in Fayette, Mississippi, asking that Howell Hinds be appointed Provost Marshal for Jefferson County, Mississippi.