From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from A. W. Dowling to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn that M. Eskridge was in jail on the suspicion of having murdered a Mr. Brantly in Macon, Mississippi but was seen out with several town law enforcement officials last night.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from John Mahan at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on his business be waived.