From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from B. F. Montgomery to Thos. K. Knowland, stating that he has declined the appointment to the Board of Supervisors. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Montgomery's letter.

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 Sharkey Collection. Letter from the officers of the Warren County, Mississippi, militia, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the arrest of some of their members for disarming an African American person.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from John Bobb, Jr., at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, seeking to rent Sharkey's plantation in Warren County, Mississippi, and inquiring about the rental terms.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. S. Acuff in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, asking for appointment as Justice of the Peace of the Warrenton District.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Lieutenant Thomas K. Knowland of the Mississippi militia at Mildale, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting that his troops be quartered in houses.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from George Barnes at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus tendering the services of the "Claiborne Cavalry."