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 a notice of persons recently confirmed and rejected by the Senate for offices at Alcorn University and Noxubee, Tallahatchie, Franklin, Pike, Panola, Holmes, Leflore, and Sunflower Counties, Mississippi.

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.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from George Torrey to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, stating that he has heard that the Legislature has authorized the formation of a new county and asking that his son, Thomas Harding, be appointed as the sheriff of the county.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Report from Secretary of the Mississippi State Senate Murray Peyton to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn confirming county officers from Madison, Newton, Hinds, Sunflower, Harrison, Bolivar, Alcorn, Yalobusha and Kemper Counties, Mississippi.

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 Clark Collection. Letter from Sheriff Readman T. Portwood of Sunflower County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning alleged crimes being committed in the county by Confederate deserters and African Americans.

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. Letter from Captain S. S. Angevine, commander of the post at Grenada, Mississippi, to Sheriff R. T. Portwood of Sunflower County, Mississippi, giving receipt for 12 prisoners subject to duty within the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Sworn statement from John W. Boyd and others in Sunflower County, Mississippi, offering a bond of $5,000 as required for his license as dispenser of spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from C. M. Vaiden at Vaiden, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the need for salt in the counties surrounding the Mississippi River.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Robert S. Hudson at Edinburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning his proposal to force county officials to aid in arresting alleged Confederate Army deserters.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from James Minter to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, introducing a Captain Lyon to Clark.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from "loyal citizens" of several Mississippi counties convened at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that a special court be set up at Grenada, Mississippi, to pay claims for cotton and other personal property. The petitioners recommend R. D. McLain to serve as judge.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from members of the bar in Holmes County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that a district court be established in Lexington, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from S. Easterling at Paulding, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, requesting permission to raise a company of cavalry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Sunflower County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking that C. J. Hughes be discharged from the military to return to his tanning business.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. S. Bowles, a member of Captain Forrest's Company at Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the need for troops to protect the Delta from United States Army raids.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. S. Bailey at Charleston, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking that Companies F and I of the 21st Mississippi Infantry be transferred to Mississippi from Virginia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. J. Stockard at Palo Alto, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, recommending W. H. Baird as a purchasing agent for Washington and Sunflower Counties, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. Y. McNeal of the board of Police of Sunflower County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, stating that William C. Gibson had been elected Justice of the Peace.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. L. Poindexter in Sunflower County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking how much equipment is furnished by the state to new military companies.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John W. Boyd in Shell Mound, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning local African American enslaved persons who allegedly stole guns and ran off from their plantation.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Dave W. Heslep in Sunflower County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning the manslaughter conviction of James Smith.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Letter from W.R. Stewart to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a local citizen who has sold supplies to the Union Navy.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. S. Bowles at McNutt, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting permission to create a guerrilla company in Sunflower County, Mississippi.