From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. T. Connell to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking to verify if he has issued a commission for the appointment of the District 5 Justice of the Peace in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from A. K. Brantley at Mayhew Station, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking for the old men and boys of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, to be enlisted as militia so they can fight against the United States forces.