From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from A. Wooley Patterson to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, sending word to Alcorn that he has turned over unnamed persons to be tried in a circuit court. Patterson requests payment for his services from the governor. He also offers his services to the governor in the future, stating that his hotel had been burned and he is now without much to do and is "quite poor". Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Patterson's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from A. D. Jones to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Ridgley Ceylon Powers, asking for assistance in prosecuting a Ku Klux Klan case. Jones asks for three things for the Governor to help with to ensure the safety of the witnesses who are African American.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Invoice from Ben Trimble and Charles Clark to the State of Mississippi, for services rendered during the trial of Jacob Jackson in Bolivar County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from S. J. Gholson to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn concerning Marion Lacey, the mayor of Aberdeen, Mississippi, who was indicted by the grand jury. Gholson suggests that Lacey is in Jackson, Mississippi, and should be arrested and sent back to Aberdeen to stand trial.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from A. Buford to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, giving Alcorn an update concerning the case of State v. Moore and Wilson.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Judge E. S. Fisher to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn Fisher, informing Alcorn of his concerns with trying a murder case in the absence of Captain Brady, who had recently been appointed as District Attorney, and thereby leaving the state without adequate representation for the trial.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from T. V. Noland at Woodville, Mississippi, to R. J. Mathews, recounting from memory the case of Res. Smith and stating that the two counts of larceny and burglary were weighed against Smith circumstantially. Although Smith was in possession of some of the items, Noland believes he most likely did not steal them. Noland states that Smith should be pardoned as he has fully atoned for his crime.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from James R. Chalmers at Austin, Mississippi, to R. J. Mathews, recounting details of the Isaac Franklin case and that he thought for what Franklin was sentenced his going to the Mississippi State Penitentiary was a hardship.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from James T. Coleman at Vicksburg, Mississippi, replying to an inquiry concerning the case against Parker Lacey. Coleman believes an injustice had been done by the conviction of Lacey, arguing that a companion of Lacey had been swindled out of some money and when Lacey went to recover the money from the alleged swindlers, they had Lacey arrested. Coleman believes that Lacey was convicted because he is an African American man and the alleged swindlers are white, and that Lacey's punishment was far beyond his offense.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from William R. Fears to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn. Fears states that he and three others were tried in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in May and June of 1867 by a military commission and sent to prison for grand larceny. He is asking Alcorn to have them transferred back to Mississippi, as they are serving their imprisonment in Fort Jefferson, Florida. (Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary stating that Fears was wrongfully accused, suggesting that this is a pardon request)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. M. Pearson at Carrollton, Mississippi, to R. J. Mathews, concerning the 1868 case of an African American man named Allison Bibb, as Pearson was assigned to defend Bibb. Pearson makes the case for Bibb to receive clemency.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Owen McGarr at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to R. J. Mathews, concerning the Minor Coleman case tried before Judge Shackelford. McGarr states that the district attorney and most of the jury that convicted Coleman had subsequently signed a petition to have him pardoned during the summer of 1868, but for some reason then-Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames had not acted upon said petition. McGarr goes on to make a plea for Coleman to receive a pardon from Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter to R. J. Mathews, stating that the author could not recall the specifics of the case against Eliza Davis, other than she was charged with stealing several items amounting to $6.00 in value.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Transaction of a case from the special court of equity, concerning the sale of 130 bales of cotton in Jefferson County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Incomplete printed circular from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to the sheriffs of Mississippi calling on them to enforce the laws of the state and to arrest Confederate deserters.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, to Major General Henry W. Slocum, concerning a legal case in Warren County, Mississippi, in which a plantation owner sued to regain his leased property. A Colonel Thomas allegedly arrested one of the justices of the peace who tried the case after judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff. Sharkey regards Thomas's actions as unbecoming, and he asks Slocum to "furnish the [Warren County] sheriff with sufficient military force" to execute the court's judgment. Also included is a hand-transcribed copy of Sharkey's letter to Slocum (possibly transcribed by a member of either Sharkey or Slocum's staff).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from the citizens of Madison County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, requesting a pardon for Thomas Shackleford, convicted of allowing his enslaved person to live at another residence in Canton, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi State Senator Jeremiah L. Davis at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that Clark remit the forfeiture of bond against John Dickey, a man indicted in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, for alleged assault and battery in 1860.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from District Attorney G. C. Chandler to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that a fine against Elisha Bodford for permitting an enslaved boy named Ike to trade as a free person be waived.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from J. W. Clapp in the Office of Produce Loan in Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning alleged criminal offenses committed by J. A. Sample while acting as an agent of the Confederate government. Clapp notes that Sample is now living in Alabama. Clapp asks Clark to make a requisition on the governor of Alabama to have Sample extradited to Mississippi for trial on charges of forgery and fraud.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Lock E. Houston and other members of the Mississippi Legislature at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the arrest and imprisonment without charge of Confederate Captain James M. Burton, a scout and Confederate Secret Service officer. The authors ask Clark to intercede on Burton's behalf and ensure that he receives a speedy trial. In an appended note, Clark transmits the letter to Confederate General Dabney H. Maury and states that Burton is being illegally detained as a witness.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Statement from Sheriff W. H. Mangum of Yazoo County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, concerning the case of the State of Mississippi vs. G. N. Jordan. Magnum states that he is unable to send a copy of the testimony from the case because the Yazoo County records have been moved to prevent the United States Army from acquiring them.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Judge William Hancock at Quitman, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, enclosing a petition from Mrs. Sarah Hopkins and several citizens of Clarke County, Mississippi. The citizens have petitioned to have Sarah Hopkins' son, William, pardoned. (Enclosed petition not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Ira J. Corten, the justice of the peace of Clarke County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, recommending that William Hopkins not receive a pardon.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from S. M. Meek at the District Attorney's office in Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, giving the facts of the conviction of M. Joice and others of burglary and larceny.