From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from F. W. Buttinghaus at Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking for a recommendation from Alcorn to be appointed to the proposed German consulate to be formed for those living in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas. Enclosed in Buttinghaus's letter are letters of support from several other citizens of Tennessee.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from James M. Slevin to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, seeking an appointment as a Commissioner in the State of New York on behalf of the State of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Horace Andrews to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting a reappointment as the Commissioner of Deeds for the State of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Edward Sheppen at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking to have his appointment as commissioner of deeds renewed. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, private secretary to Alcorn, giving an executive summary of Sheppen's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Henry H. Burrgess in Essex County, New Jersey, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning his work as commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter of application from Sidney J. Douglas at Mobile, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, enclosing a letter from Alabama Governor Thomas H. Watts at Montgomery, Alabama, recommending Douglas to be commissioner for Mississippi at Mobile.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Andrew J. Hansell at Atlanta, Georgia, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, recommending the appointment of David Reid as commissioner of deeds.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from L. Reavis at Gainesville, Alabama, to H. W. Foote at Macon, Mississippi, asking that a commissioner be appointed for Sumter County, Alabama. Reavis also encloses a letter from James A. Bliss to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, requesting that Clark appoint Colonel William H. Dandridge as commissioner of deeds. (Enclosed letter is mdah_768-949-06-16).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from James A. Bliss at Gainesville, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, requesting that Clark appoint Colonel William H. Dandridge as commissioner of deeds. (This document is the enclosed letter mentioned in mdah_768-949-06-15).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Henry Howard Burgess at South Orange, New Jersey, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, asking to be reappointed as commissioner of deeds, a position to which former Mississippi Governor WIlliam McWillie had appointed him.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Asa W. Parker at Brooklyn, New York, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, wanting to know if he is authorized to act as commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William J. Waterman at Detroit, Michigan, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, requesting the appointment as commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi in Michigan.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William Christy at New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for a renewal of his appointment as commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi in New Orleans, Louisiana.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Augustus B. Sage at New York City, New York, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, requesting appointment as commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi in New York.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Charles Nettleton at New York City, New York, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for the appointment as commissioner of deeds for Mississippi in New York.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from L. W. Graham at New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, requesting a re-appointment as commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Albert Kea at New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for an appointment as commissioner for the state of Mississippi in Louisiana.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Business card and letter from William Shannon at New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for the appointment as commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi in New Orleans.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Haynes E. Hudson in Shelby County, Tennessee, certifying that he is commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Sidney Douglas at Mobile, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for an appointment as commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from John McClaren in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for an appointment as commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi. Judges Wilson McCandless and Edwin H. Stowe endorse McLaren's application.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from James Graham at New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, requesting appointment as commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi. A Shepherd Brown endorses Graham's application.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Charles Stringer at New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking to be appointed commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Thomas J. Beck at New Orleans, Louisiana, asking Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey to be appointed commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi in New Orleans.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Jeff Brown in Louisville, Kentucky, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, asking to be appointed a commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi in Kentucky.