From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Report from Mississippi Secretary of State James D. Lynch to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, giving Alcorn a report on the condition of the secretary of state's office, the duties of office, and a brief description of his thoughts on what should be done within the office. Lynch's report especially concerns the duties of the office as they relate to the appraisal and administration of public lands.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from T. N. Snow to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting a "copy of the message and documents for 1869-70."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Catalog entitled "Catalogue of the Library of the State of Mississippi" listing the holdings of the Mississippi State Library as of January 1865. The catalog contains alphabetized lists of legal reports from various states, elementary and miscellaneous law texts, legal codes, governmental documents from the United States and the individual states, and historical and literary texts. (This document is the enclosed catalog mentioned in mdah_768-950-05-05).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Colonel L. Houghton, Quartermaster General of Mississippi, certifying that he had turned over the archives and property of his department to United States Army Captain J. Warren Miller.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from United States Army Captain J. Warren Miller at Meridian, Mississippi, to Z. A. Philips, concerning the transfer of the Mississippi State Salt Agency records, funds, and property to the federal government.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter by Assistant Adjutant General Frederic Speed containing a copy of an order from United States Army Major General E. R. S. Canby at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to General E. D. Osband, commanding the post of Jackson, Mississippi, telling Osband to secure all the judicial land and other records affecting the title to property and other private interests.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from United States Army Captain J. Warren Miller to Captain Frederick Speed requesting that General John W. Davidson, commanding the district of Natchez, Mississippi, be instructed to secure and hold the Mississippi land office records at Washington, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Printed circular from Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, publishing the instructions for giving the amnesty oath by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward at Washington, District of Columbia

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. H. Harvey, clerk of the circuit court of Choctaw County, Mississippi, at Greensboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, informing Sharkey that someone broke into the county courthouse and took all the civil and criminal papers.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Special Orders No. 7 from United States Army General J. A. Maltby, written by Lieutenant J. T. Gleason, appointing Captain L. C. Hubbard to hold the archives and property of the state of Mississippi. On the reverse, a note by W. A. Gordon, dated June 20, 1865, revokes Maltby's order and, by order of Major General Peter J. Osterhaus, directs Captain J. Warren Miller to resume charge of state property.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Receipt from C. E. Hooker for papers of the Mississippi Attorney General's office, received of Mr. F. A. Whiting, librarian and keeper of the capitol.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Receipt from John H. Echols for the property of the Mississippi State Treasurer's office, received from F. A. Whiting, librarian and keeper of the capitol, and turned over to United States Army Captain J. Warren Miller.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Thomas B. Lenoir at Macon, Mississippi, certifying that he has turned over the property of the Mississippi Adjutant General's office to United States Army Captain J. Warren Miller.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Copy of a letter from C. F. Christenson, aide to United States Army Major General Edward Canby at Mobile, Alabama, to United States Army Brigadier General E. D. Osband, informing Osband that his action in taking the Mississippi state archives is approved. Christenson further states that General A. J. Smith has been requested to send the Mississippi Land Office's records from Montgomery, Alabama, to Jackson, Mississippi. This copy is transcribed by Osband's Assistant Adjutant General J. Warren Miller.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Copy of Special Orders No. 2 from United States Army Brigadier General E. D. Osband to Captain J. Warren Miller, ordering him to receive the property of the state of Mississippi. This copy is transcribed by Miller.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Copy of a letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Jackson, Mississippi, to United States Army Brigadier General E. D. Osband, informing Osband that the archives and property of the state had been turned over to United States Army Captain J. Warren Miller and providing a list of property in the executive mansion turned over to Miller. Clark also states that other officers of the state will deliver the archives and property from their departments. This copy is transcribed by Miller, Osband's Assistant Adjutant General.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Clem C. Moore, superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, certifying that he had turned over the property of the state to United States Army Captain J. Warren Miller.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi Secretary of State C. A. Brougher at Jackson, Mississippi, certifying that he had turned over the property of his office to United States Army Captain J. Warren Miller.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Copy of a letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Jackson, Mississippi, to United States Army Brigadier General E. D. Osband, protesting against Osband's request to turn over the records and archives of the state as well as the Mississippi Governor's Mansion. Clark states that he will not attempt to resist the United States Armed Forces taking possession of the state's records and executive mansion, but that he is delivering them under protest. This copy is transcribed by Osband's Assistant Adjutant General J. Warren Miller. (This letter is Clark's reply to mdah_768-950-13-01).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Copy of a letter from United States Army Brigadier General E. D. Osband at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking Clark to turn over the records and archives of the state to him. Osband also requests that Clark turn over custody of the Mississippi Governor's Mansion. This copy is transcribed by Osband's Assistant Adjutant General J. Warren Miller. (Clark's reply to this letter is mdah_768-950-13-02).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from former Mississippi State Treasurer S. L. Hussey to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the loss of his official paperwork when the United States Army captured Jackson, Mississippi. Hussey encloses financial statements of the account between the state and himself for 1859.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Report from Mississippi State Librarian F. A. Whiting at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark in Macon, Mississippi, on the condition of the capitol and enclosing a catalog of the holdings of the Mississippi State Library. (Enclosed catalog is mdah_768-950-05-06).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from O. Davis to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the loss of his financial records due to United States Army operations in Tippah County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Report from A. J. Gillespie at the Auditor's office at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, giving the financial transactions of the state from November 1, 1863, to December 31, 1864.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Annual report from H. Hobbs to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark on the operations of the Mississippi Lunatic Asylum. Also included is a letter dated October 6, 1864, from Dr. Robert Kells, superintendent of the asylum, explaining supplies needed by the asylum and asylum employees whom he requests to be exempt from conscription.