From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from H. B. Kite to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking when Kite's term as assessor of Choctaw County, Mississippi, begins.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from W. H. Edmondson to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing Ames of a vacancy in the office of the assessor of Clarke County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. List of Mississippians exempted from the amnesty proclamation of May 1865 but who were granted special presidential pardon.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from W. H. Gibbs to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, stating that it would be impossible to fulfill the promises of a bill for the relief of D. S. Salter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. A list of officers of Sumner County, Mississippi (currently Webster County, Mississippi).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from several Republican citizens of Holmes County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, recommending Burwell Johnson for District 1 Supervisor in Holmes County. Included is a note from I. N. Osborn, Ames's private secretary, giving a summary of the letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Report from Murray Peyton, secretary of the Mississippi State Senate, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, noting the Senate's confirmation of several county officers from June 2, 1870.

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 Senate's confirmation of his nominations for county officers in Choctaw, Scott, and Jasper Counties, Mississippi.

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 Senate's confirmation of his nominations for county officers in Copiah, Greene, Washington, Yazoo, Holmes, and Tunica Counties, Mississippi.

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 Murray Peyton, secretary of the Mississippi State Senate, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, giving a notice of persons recently confirmed and rejected by the Senate for offices at Alcorn University and Noxubee, Tallahatchie, Franklin, Pike, Panola, Holmes, Leflore, and Sunflower Counties, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Report from Murray Peyton, secretary of the Mississippi State Senate, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, listing Senate confirmations of county officers for Lawrence, Warren, Newton, and Yalobusha Counties, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from W. W. Dedrick to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn that several members of the Warren County, Mississippi, Board of Supervisors have been indicted in connection with misuse of county funds by the late assessor, and suggesting their removal from the board. Enclosed in this letter from Dedrick are two affidavits from members of the grand jury stating the indictment of those named supervisors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. M. Patrick to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Governor Alcorn of the actions of certain men going about the county in disguise, whipping freedmen and making threats against his own life and that of his family. Patrick also asks Alcorn for assistance in finding these persons.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from H. M. Wilkinson to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, containing a follow up letter of resignation of his position as alderman of Shieldsboro, Mississippi, and assessor of Hancock County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mississippi Secretary of State James Lynch to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing him that Elias Lane has resigned from the office of assessor of Marion County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. D. Marin to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking that Alcorn give him the opportunity to refute the charges made against him in a pending petition for his removal as the assessor of Yazoo County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from John B. Henderson to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing the Governor that since his resignation no one had been appointed as the city assessor for Canton, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from William M. Conner to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, defending himself against character attacks, and also asking Alcorn to appoint him to be Sheriff of Noxubee County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Thomas Keith to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn of the situation of the revenue and assessment books of Newton County, Mississippi, and the refusal of the Board of Supervisors to order that the books be corrected. He also notes that there has been a new assessor appointed.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Report from Secretary of the Mississippi State Senate Murray Peyton to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn confirming county officers from Madison, Newton, Hinds, Sunflower, Harrison, Bolivar, Alcorn, Yalobusha and Kemper Counties, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Petition from C. S. Swan to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, expressing recommendations for appointments of several different offices in Newton County, Mississippi. (This document was signed by several other Newton County Officials)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from C. F. Haynie to Mississippi State Auditor Henry Musgrove, informing him that the Alcorn County, Mississippi, assessor has moved out of the county. He notes that many prominent citizens and the Board of Supervisors of Alcorn County have recommended John Newsom for the position but have not heard back. He asks Musgrove to please remind Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn to have him appointed.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mississippi Secretary of the Senate Murray Peyton and A. M. West, Jr. to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, sending a list of recommended county officers that have been confirmed by the Senate. (Attached to Peyton's letter is a letter from A. M. West, asking that his name be removed from consideration for the office of assessor of Marshall County, Mississippi)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from H. C. Blackman to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, writing to make him aware of his thoughts on his being recommended for the position of assessor for Marshall County, Mississippi.