From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Thomas S. Hardee to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing that he has the new map nearly ready and will have a copy ready for the Governor's inspection by the first week of July. Hardee also states that he was delayed by waiting on census returns and that he will meet with the Governor the following week.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from W. W. Campbell to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking for an appointment for himself in order to support his family.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Legal document from Louisiana Governor H. C. Warmoth to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, sending an order of extradition for William E. Brewer who is a fugitive wanted for murder in the State of Louisiana. The order asks that Brewer to be turned over to E.L. Whitney or his agent.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from John A. Grow to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking him to hold off on signing an amendment to the Southern Mercantile Company's bid until the governor hears from the incorporators. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Grow's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Lowell and Brett to the Mississippi Adjutant General, about solicitation to produce engravings for the State of Mississippi and offering their services.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from John W. Young to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting names and addresses of persons involved with the Southern Pacific Railroad. Item includes an attached copy of a news article from the Natchez Tri-Weekly Democrat concerning the Vidalia, Alexandria & Texas Railroad.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Sheriff Thomas McLeod to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, reporting a list of persons who have murdered others within Covington County, Mississippi, and who are on the run and have escaped to other states. (The letter includes names and brief descriptions of the offenders.)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from F. M. Price, concerning the deposition of Mr. Martin, Justice of the Peace in Warren County, Mississippi, concerning the theft of a horse by Felix Stone, a resident of Madison Parish, Louisiana.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Thomas Hardee to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, discussing the proofing and printing of the new Mississippi maps.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from P. Lane to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn. Lane, a former principal teacher of the Mississippi Institute for the Blind in Jackson, Mississippi, writes to Alcorn to request a letter from him explaining his competency in running the affairs of the school. Lane is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, teaching at their school for the blind and is coming under fire from persons wishing his dismissal from said position.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from L. C. Norvell to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn. The letter is partially damaged, missing left side margin. Norvell writes to Governor Alcorn as an ally and asks him to keep him in mind if a position comes available in the state of Mississippi or in the United States. Norvell goes on to express his satisfaction with Alcorn as Governor but understands Washington D. C. needs him more than Mississippi. He also refers to the Governor as upholding the "holy stream of paternalism". (H. F. Hewson writes that Norvell is requesting a position for a mutual friend)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Anderson Rutland to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, recounting the events of how he was first imprisoned during the Civil War for horse theft and how he came to be released, only to be rearrested. He is asking Alcorn to review his case to see if his second arrest was legal in hopes that Alcorn would order his release.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Affidavit of D. Y. Howell given to Oliver Clifton, Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, stating that Willis Johnson, a.k.a. Willis Jackson, stole money from Mrs. E. Y. Wall and requests that a warrant for his arrest be made. He also states that Johnson/Jackson may have fled to Louisiana.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Carter Vis to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting to know the state of abolition in Mississippi from an economic and social point of view.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. A. McWhorter, superintendent of the Louisiana Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn that a young blind or deaf man from Mississippi has arrived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, seeking admission to Louisiana's institution for the blind and deaf. McWhorter states that this person was told that the state of Mississippi would pay for his education. McWhorter goes on to encourage Alcorn to pass some legislation in Mississippi to address the educational needs of the blind and deaf community, or to create a system by which the state of Louisiana could warrant payment for educating blind and deaf students from Mississippi. (This document is related to mdah_786-971-01-07).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. A. McWhorter, superintendent of the Louisiana Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, writing in response to a letter sent to him by the governor on January 22nd, concerning blind and deaf Mississippians who have travelled to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, seeking an education. A secretarial note on the letter indicates that a copy of McWhorter's letter has been sent to the Mississippi State Senate. (This document is related to mdah_786-971-01-04).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Catalog entitled "Catalogue of the Library of the State of Mississippi" listing the holdings of the Mississippi State Library as of January 1865. The catalog contains alphabetized lists of legal reports from various states, elementary and miscellaneous law texts, legal codes, governmental documents from the United States and the individual states, and historical and literary texts. (This document is the enclosed catalog mentioned in mdah_768-950-05-05).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Judge Wade H. Hough of the 13th District in Louisiana, containing a certified copy of a judgement of the conviction of William E. Brewer from the State of Louisiana. Brewer was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to two years of hard labor in the Louisiana Penitentiary in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was also fined $1 and is liable for the cost of prosecution.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from William Johnson, a man incarcerated in the Mississippi State Penitentiary, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, explaining how Johnson came to be imprisoned, and asking if his sentence could be reduced by any bit of time.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from R. Cooper at Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning his two sons in the Confederate Army who were indicted in Simpson County, Mississippi, for alleged murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from J. G. Morey and D. B. Morey, state commissioners of military funds, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning their investigation into use of government funds.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Copy of a letter from Confederate Lieutenant General Richard Taylor at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the trading of cotton with the United States Army to obtain goods for impoverished citizens. On the reverse, a note from Clark dated January 23, 1865, indicates that the governor transmitted Taylor's letter to Confederate General G. T. Beauregard with a request for Beauregard to grant authorization for trading.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Major W. H. Dameron at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the purchase of pork for the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Major General Frank Gardner at Meridian, Mississippi, giving a list of troops sent to stop the United States Army advance from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Doctor W. G. Williams in Claiborne County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, urging the state to bring in needed goods through the United States Navy's blockade.