From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from F. S. Pate to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, stating that Thomas Welch is living at large in Dyer County, Tennessee, and asking Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn to send a requisition to the Governor of Tennessee. Indictment from the Grand Jury of Union County, Mississippi against Thomas Welch is attached.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from S. H. Hall and S. E. Millican to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, recommending individuals for officers of the town of Ellistown, Mississippi. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of the letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from W. S. Cannon to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, concerning the possibility of the Ku Klux Klan members of Union County, Mississippi being convicted of their crimes.

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. Letter from Murray Peyton, secretary of the Mississippi State Senate, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn of the actions of the Senate in the matter of confirming persons appointed to county officer positions by Alcorn. Attached is a list of names of appointees.