From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from W. H. Mims, county assessor, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, in reference to the assessment of railroad property in Wayne County, Mississippi, asking if such property can be taxed. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Mims's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from William Yeoman to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Ridgley Ceylon Powers, informing that Wayne County, Mississippi is devoid of sufficient county officers and that there are several vacancies that he would like to see filled immediately. (A list of suggested persons to fill these vacancies is included)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Off Collins and Scott Parken to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, attesting to the forgery of his and other colored men's names on a petition to remove A. Taylor as the deputy sheriff of Wayne County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Petition from M. Drane to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting the removal of the current sheriff of Wayne County, Mississippi. (Note included from S. Evans supporting the recommendation) (Petition not included)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from T. S. West to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn. West writes to Alcorn to inform him of a movement within Wayne County, Mississippi, to remove A. Taylor as Deputy Sheriff and establish drinking saloons. West gives his views on this person and the efforts to have him removed. West strongly recommends against Taylor's removal.

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 Charles O. Booth to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, enclosing an arrest warrant issued for Columbus Robinson, accused of the murder of George Lott. Booth informs Governor Alcorn that Robinson is reported to have fled Alabama and is now hiding somewhere in Wayne County, Mississippi. (Enclosed warrant is mdah_786-971-06-08).

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 Sheriff A. Taylor of Wayne County, Mississippi, at Waynesboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the organization of an exempt company for local defense.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Colonel William N. Brown of the 20th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, in Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, reporting on his regiment's raid into Jones County, Mississippi, to hunt alleged Confederate deserters, as well as the need for cotton and wool cards for the citizens. (Brown states that he is enclosing a horse comb made by the struggling widow of a Confederate soldier. Enclosed item not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Certificate from Sheriff A. Taylor, Probate Judge P. H. Napier, and W. S. Davis of Wayne County, Mississippi, stating that James A. Horne is a resident of the county and is qualified to be a dispenser of spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from J. C. Moody at Waynesboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking for the appointment as dispenser of liquor for medicinal purposes in Wayne County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Certificate from P. H. Napier, A. Taylor, and W. S. Davis, stating that Isham C. Moody is qualified to serve as dispenser of liquor for medicinal purposes in Wayne County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Lieutenant Colonel James B. McRae at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, offering to supply ten thousand pairs of cotton or woolen cards in exchange for cotton bales. McRae advises any response to be sent to Buckatunna, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Sheriff A. Taylor of Wayne County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the tax due on a shipment of cotton brought to Wayne County before the Civil War ended.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of several Mississippi counties convened at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that Lawrence Johnson be named special judge for a court at Meridian, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Thomas L. Brothers at Red Bluff, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking when the tax on cotton bales must be paid.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Thomas L. Brothers at Red Bluff, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if cotton purchased in another state was exempted from being taxed.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Robert M. Tindall at Waynesboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if he is eligible to be a member of the state Convention.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from former Mississippi Governor John J. McRae at Buckatunna, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if the state can provide him with transportation to Oxford, Mississippi, to attend the University of Mississippi Board of Trustees meeting. McRae also expresses his desire to make an application to President Andrew Johnson for pardon.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from former Mississippi Governor John J. McRae near Buckatunna, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, applying to Sharkey for help in getting a pardon for his participation in the Confederate rebellion.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Thomas L. Brothers, President of the Board of Police in Wayne County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a company defaulting on their salt contract.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from A. Leafstrand at Winchester, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking to be exempted from militia duty as he is a tanner and shoemaker.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from George S. Gaines at Mobile, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus seeking to have permission to have his corn transported by the railroad.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from P. H. Napier at Eucutta, Mississippi, to Colonel George S. Gaines, concerning exemptions from the military for slaveholders with 20 or more enslaved persons.