From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from W. E. Jolley to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, addressing a letter he sent on June 9, 1871 concerning an incident where a county sheriff would not receive a prisoner.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Finis H. Little to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, writing in response to his telegraph sent to Sheriff Anderson concerning prisoners Moore and Gewin. Little also states that he believes that Moore will be acquitted and would not try to escape.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Sarah Brady, writing on behalf of her brother Frank Brady, who is imprisoned in Jackson under the name of John McKay, and claims that he is imprisoned for a crime that he is not guilty of. She explains how her brother came to get arrested for unknowingly transporting stolen goods. Ms. Brady is requesting a pardon for her brother so that he can come home and help support his widow mother.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mayor William Price of Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, recommending clemency on behalf of Tom Hanks of Grenada. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Price's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Sheriff E. F. Haynie to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, reporting the murder of T. J. Shope and stating that the only eye witness to the murder has fled to Arkansas. Haynie also reports the case of another man, Leopold, who is charged with stealing property in the amount of $3,000 and has also fled to Arkansas.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Petition from White and Chalmers to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting executive clemency for Thomas Ward, who has served four years of a five-year sentence on grand larceny. (Petition not included)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from John Gillis to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting a pardon for Anderson Rutland, who has spent nearly three years in the penitentiary. The request is made due to the indigency of him and his family.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from A. P. Miller in Rankin County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, writing on behalf of Thomas Easom, a freed person whom Miller formerly held as an enslaved person. According to Miller's letter, Easom is seeking a pardon for his son, a United States Army veteran who was convicted of larceny and sentenced to four years incarceration. Miller asks for clemency for Easom's son, whom Miller characterizes as "young and ignorant" when convicted. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, private secretary to Alcorn, giving an executive summary of Miller's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Damaged letter from Judge W. W. Chisolm to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking Alcorn to release R. H. Breckinridge from prison after having been convicted of the murder of Dr. Burton in Meridian, Mississippi. The letter includes notes from F. M. Poole, clerk of the circuit court of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, and L. H. Hampton, both of who sign their support for Chisolm's request.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mrs. P. Cates in Washington County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking Alcorn to use his powers to release from prison her husband, James Cates, a former military man who was wounded during his service. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, private secretary to Alcorn, giving an executive summary of Cates's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mrs. Manerry Lightfoot to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, writing on behalf of her husband, who has been in prison since 1868. A petition for his release had been sent to the governor with no response. She is requesting an answer to the petition.

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.