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 E. P. McNeal to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, sending Alcorn a letter asking him to "referee" between himself and Mississippi State Auditor H. Musgrove and states that he has enclosed 3 letters of correspondence. (No other letters were enclosed)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mississippi Secretary of State James Lynch to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing him that Thomas H. Perkins has declined the appointment of surveyor of Tunica County, 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 Alcorn Collection. Report from Mississippi Secretary of State James Lynch to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, concerning officers and including Lynch's annual report.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. S. Belcher at Indianapolis, Indiana, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking why his request had not been answered. This may be in reference to an extradition request that was made by Belcher.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. S. Belcher at Austin, Mississippi, to Charles Shackleford at Greensburg, Indiana, stating that Shackleford will be paid $25 for his services. Belcher also informs Shackleford that his letters and affidavits have been received and turned over to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn. He also warns Shackleford about making accusations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Legislative document from Mississippi Secretary of the Senate Murray Peyton to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn of the Senate's confirmation of nominations for several offices in Hinds, Tunica, and Panola Counties of Mississippi.

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 Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. F. Sample, sheriff and tax collector of Tunica County, Mississippi, at Austin, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi. Sample explains that he has only collected nine dollars from the county because there is little real or personal property that can be taxed, and asks if cotton shipped before the date of the letter can be taxed or not. Sample's statement is sworn before and witnessed by Probate Judge J. C. Nelson.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. H. D. Wendel, the President of the Board of Police of Tunica County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus stating that payment of taxes is impossible due to war conditions.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from H. E. Roscoe in Oxford, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, requesting the release from Confederate military duty of a Mr. Summerville, a plantation overseer.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James E. Matthews at Senatobia, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a cotton burning expedition led by Confederate Captain Matthews, Commander of the Senatobia Rangers.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to Confederate General Earl Van Dorn requesting permission to send Confederate Captain Tyler's company to Coahoma County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Panola County, Mississippi, concerning the need to leave white men on the plantations in Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John Hardeman in Tunica County, Mississippi, introducing his son John O. Hardeman.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter concerning guns collected in Tunica County, Mississippi, and forwarded to Vicksburg, Mississippi, for use by the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Coahoma County, Mississippi, by Thomas I. Goff, requesting that no more soldiers be taken from Coahoma County.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Robert H. Humphreys at Union City, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting advice about Mississippians serving in Tennessee (Company B, 44th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from S. Oliver in Hernando, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking arms and equipment for the "Swamp Rangers," a military company to protect the levees.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. Rand in LaGrange, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting a commission in the army of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Sixth annual report of the superintendent and physician of the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from District Attorney James R. Chalmers in Hernando, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus regarding the conviction of Charles Wilham for the murder of Mansfield Davis.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Newspaper clipping listing Mississippi's state executive and judiciary officers for the year 1859. Included are salaries, terms of office, information on elections, terms of courts, and the times and places that courts are held. (On the obverse, the printed year 1859 is crossed out in two places and the year 1868 notated in pencil on the side).