From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Receipt from W. R. McClelland to E. W. Hilgard for the purchase of 20 gallons of alcohol by the Mississippi geological survey.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Receipt from E. W. Hilgard to J. T. Wilson for 4 cords of wood purchased by the geological survey of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William L. Harper, Confederate Captain of the "Jefferson Artillery," to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus concerning the commission of Put Darden. (Jefferson Flying Artillery).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. W. Durham at Kosciusko, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting an appointment as Confederate commissary officer in a Mississippi regiment.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. K. Aldredge at Lodi, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus conerning the quality of the guns being collected in the community for use by the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. B. Williams at Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting that his overseer, H. A. Irwin, be discharged from the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Thomas J. Hogg from Calhoun County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting information on the Governor's call for troops.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Thomas J. Gathright, a friend of Governor Pettus, at Gholson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus giving his thoughts on politics in Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from the citizens of Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting free transportation for William G. Thigpen to the 18th Mississippi Infantry in Virginia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Susan C. House at Prentiss, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting the pardon of her husband, Jesse House, convicted of alleged murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Simeon Oliver at Hernando, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting arms for the "Desoto Beauregards," (Company D, 44th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Robert H. McNair, Confederate Captain of the "Pike County Rifles," to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus concerning where the unit will be ordered (Company E, 45th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Phil H. Gully at Dekalb, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting a "stay law" be enacted to prevent the collection of debts.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from N. M. Childs at Ruckersville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting information regarding raising a company of cavalry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Samuel G. French, the Mississippi chief of ordnance, at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus concerning transfer of soldiers to his department.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mark S. Womack to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus informing the Governor that his company had been mustered into service (Company G, 5th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from M. L. Harman at Attalaville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting free railroad passage for four soldiers going to join the 15th Mississippi Infantry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from L. Z. Hudson at Terry Depot, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus offering to donate arms and other equipment to the state for the war effort.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Joseph D. Eads at Carthage, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting "vaccine matter" to vaccinate two companies of soldiers. (Letter torn; half missing).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John Johnson of Neshoba County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting that his son, John W. Johnson, be discharged from the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and Histroy Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James E. Matthers at Senatobia, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus concerning a geology text written by Dr. William Barbee.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. W. Johnson from Neshoba County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting discharge from the "Pickney Volunteers," (Company B, 8th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. S. Smyth at Carthage, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting appointment as surgeon of the 6th Mississippi infantry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. K. Elgee at New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus concerning the nullification of debts owed to Northern merchants.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. B. Martin at Mount Hope, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus seeking a position "in the mechanical line" working for the Confederate Army.