From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mayor Thomas J. Binford of Duck Hill, Mississippi, to Mississippi Attorney General J. S. Morris, informing Morris that he has made application to be appointed to the office of chancery clerk of Montgomery County, Mississippi, and that he has learned that Dr. E.R. Armstead, a Democrat, has also been recommended. Binford states that Armstead is not a resident of Montgomery County but is from Choctaw County, Mississippi, by way of Texas, and that Armstead has been in Mississippi for a few months. On the reverse, in a note dated June 10, 1871, Morris refers Binford's letter to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Binford's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Texas Governor Edmund Davis to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, acknowledging his receipt of the joint resolution passed by the Mississippi Legislature memorializing the United States Congress to refund the taxes collected on cotton during the years 1865-1867. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Davis's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. M. Patrick to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing the Governor that he believes that his life is in danger and that of his family due to his position against the Ku Klux Klan in his area. He also explains that he has some friends who are helping to protect him, but still fear the number of Ku Klux Klan outnumber his protection, he is asking for the Governor to look into his situation with regard to arresting the members of the Klan.

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 John Lake Jr. to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn's Private Secretary H. F. Hewson, responding concerning the whereabouts of Edwin Mahone. The sheriff does not think Mahone has been in the county for some two years, and he believes him to be in Texas.

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 Wm. R. Dickson at Water Valley, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, introducing Major B. F. Fly from Texas, who is involved with the Mississippi San Rafael Silver Mining Company. Dickson writes favorably of Fly's character.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Report from William Morest at Grenada, Mississippi, to L. M. Hall, chief of the Mississippi Secret Service, stating what part of the state he is working in. He also states that the officials from several counties are cooperating with him in his investigation into the assassination of W. F. Brantley, mayor of Winona, Mississippi, and his tracking of fugitives who have escaped from jail in those counties. He recounts his conversation with Brantley's widow. Morest further explains his intentions to carry out the investigation.

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 W. A. Strong at Greenwood, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning theft at the local distillery by Confederate troops.

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.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from E. Emanuel, president of the Southern Railroad of Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, writing on the future financial prospects of the line.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. S. Gibson in Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking Sharkey to write him a testimonial saying he was opposed to secession before the Civil War. Gibson wishes to use Sharkey's statement in an application for presidential pardon. He also complains about the Freedmen's Bureau. In postscript, Gibson asks Sharkey's advice on whom he can get to present his application to President Andrew Johnson.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Mrs. S. B. Cox at Henderson, Texas, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that Sharkey, as an old family friend, pay the taxes on the land she owns in Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Printed circular No. 13 from Major General O. O. Howard, commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau, concerning policy toward confiscated and abandoned lands.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from H. W. Purnell at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the upcoming election of a president for the University of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from James H. Pierce to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey asking for an appointment to civil government, as he was a loyal Union man during the war.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Charles Nettleton at New York City, New York, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for the appointment as Commissioner of Deeds of Mississippi in New York.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from R. H. Rivers to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for a teaching position at the University of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Edward Sparrow at Shreveport, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for his help in obtaining a pardon from the United States government. Sparrow supports his case by telling Sharkey of an instance in which an address he wrote hastened the surrender of Confederate troops. Sparrow states that he has a family to support and little money left.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Printed proclamation from Minnesota Governor Stephen Miller addressed to the people of Minnesota. Miller emphasizes the contributions of Minnesotans in crushing the late Confederate rebellion. He reminds Minnesotans of their duty to memorialize the dead and to care for the Civil War's survivors. Miller suggests establishing a soldiers' home for veterans with disabilities or illnesses.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Undated list of 12 men and the locations where they live. This may be a list of deserters as there is a notation by one name, "Got him."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John G. Chew at Millican, Texas, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus enclosing a letter to his father in Holly Springs, Mississippi. (Letter not present).