From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Incomplete letter from an unknown person to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, concerning the article that appeared in the Mississippi Pilot concerning the reward offered for the capture of George Jones, who is wanted on suspicion of murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Robert L. Donnelly to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn's Private Secretary H. F. Hewson, asking for an update on the standing of his receiving a reward for the capture of George Hanby, who was wanted in Calhoun County, Mississippi for murder. Donnelly states that he has written the Governor several times concerning the reward but has not heard back from him.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. V. Thomas to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking Alcorn to issue an award for the capture of John Shaw, who is wanted on suspicion of murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Josiah Daily to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, with information concerning the description of Stephen Allen, who is wanted in connection with the murder of Luther Teel in DeSoto County, Mississippi. Daily also asks for a reward to be offered for the capture of Allen.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. A. Manning to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, halting the payment of $5000.00 reward money for the capture of Tom and Berry Cartwright to Deputy Sheriff George Hunt. The letter states that it was not Hunt who apprehended the Cartwrights. Allegedly W. T. Botcler made the arrest of Berry Cartwright, and Tom Cartwright was in captivity but Hunt allowed him to escape.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from James K. Mulkey to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting to be appointed as a United States Steamboat Detective and offers to work without salary by financing the position with government levied fines. Mulkey explains that the ongoing negligence from steamboat workers and corruption from the inspectors is the reason for many of the steamboat disasters. He believes this can be remedied by taking up this position.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Justice of the Peace for the 4th District of Panola County, Mississippi J. K. Oliver to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, inquiring about collecting on reward money promised for those who report violations of the laws passed during the preceding legislative session, which he has yet to receive. He asks Alcorn to give early attention to this matter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from A. D. McLindon to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn's private secretary H. F. Hewson, requesting to know if the reward money that has been paid to John D. Moore, Sheriff of Lincoln County, Mississippi, was paid out of the Secret Service funds for the capture of James Dyas, who is charged with murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Chief of Police F. W. O'Donnell at Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking Alcorn if there is a reward offered for the capture of William Binger, Henry Binger, and Calhoun Applegate, who are charged with the murder of Orin Brantley of Winona, Mississippi. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, private secretary to Alcorn, giving an executive summary of O'Donnell's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Proclamation of Georgia Governor Rufus Bullock, offering a reward for the arrest and extradition of W. B. H. "Nat" Kidd, who is accused of murdering Mary Gray in 1869. The proclamation is certified by Georgia Secretary of State David G. Cotting.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Proclamation from Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, offering a $1,000.00 reward for the capture of William Ringer, Henry Ringer, and Calhoun Applegate for the alleged murder of A. J. Brantley.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Proclamation from Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, offering a $1,000.00 reward for information leading to the capture and prosecution of those who murdered W. F. Brantley near Winona, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from J. H. Pierce at Panola, Mississippi, to Lieutenant William Atwood, advising of the jail break with outside assistance of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, prisoners C. E. Mooney and W. J. Avant. Pierce asks that a reward of $1,000 be offered for the capture of Mooney, who is accused of murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from W. Ben Cunningham at Canton, Mississippi, to O. H. Crandall at Jackson, Mississippi, acknowledging Crandall's correspondence and naming the amount of reward as 250 dollars. Cunningham requests that that Doctor Crandall should not act further until he meets with Captain Franklin Smith.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from J. E. Johnson, Sheriff of Sunflower County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames at Jackson, Mississippi, requesting a reward be issued for the arrest of John Gaines, an African American, who was accused of murdering Adam Branagan, an African American, on October 26, 1869.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from A. R. Howe, Justice of the Peace in Panola County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing Ames of the escape and ongoing manhunt for convicted rapist George Mattox.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from citizens of Grenada County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking that a reward be offered for the apprehension and conviction of the murderers of John Futhy. The petition is endorsed by William Price, postmaster for Grenada, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Superintendent W. H. Peavie of the Metropolitan Police at Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting the offer of reward for the arrest of an alleged murderer on behalf of citizens of Oakland, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Sheriff W. C. McGowan of Panola County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting the a reward be offered for the apprehension of John Murdock, a fugitive from justice.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Joseph Spurlock in Holmes County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, reiterating the request that the Mississippi River crossings should be guarded and a reward offered for the capture of John M. Michie for the murder of John J. Michie.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from J. S. Morris at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing arrests by Constable Robert Marvin of two escaped convicts and requesting clarification as to the amount of reward owed.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from W. A. Stovall at Brookhaven, Mississippi, to O. H. Crandall, concerning the issue of a reward for escaped prisoner James Gardner, charged with murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Samuel Readus at Hazlehurst, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, concerning the murder of Irish laborer James McClung in Hazlehurst. Readus requests that Ames issue a proclamation to offer a reward for the apprehension of the perpetrators.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Joseph Spurlock at West Station, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting to guard the Mississippi River crossings and establish a reward for the capture of John M. Michie for the alleged murder of John J. Michie. Spurlock includes a physical description of J. M. Michie.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Eugene Nordmann, justice of the peace in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Sheriff C. E. Morgan of Washington County, Mississippi, requesting immediate retrieval and claim of reward for prisoner Edward Rogers, held for murder of William Copeland.