From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mississippi Secretary of State James Lynch to Mississippi State Auditor Henry Musgrove informing Musgrove that the appointment of John White to the position of sheriff of Chickasaw County, Mississippi, was rejected by the Mississippi State Senate.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Ch. A. Sullivan to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, concerning a bill entitled "An Act for the Relief of C. A. Sullivan", administrator of G. C. Sullivan, the recently deceased sheriff of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. Sullivan attempts to address objections and concerns raised by the governor concerning the bill. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Sullivan's letter.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Copy of a letter from H. F. Hewson, Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn's private secretary, writing on behalf of Alcorn to T. W. Williamson, concerning certain lands in Panola County, Mississippi, belonging to Williamson, which were sold to satisfy outstanding taxes owed from 1868. Included is a separate note from Hewson giving a summary of his own letter.
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.
