From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Proclamation from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus calling for 10,000 volunteers for Confederate military service in defense of the Mississippi River and the states included in Military Department No. 2.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Iuka, Mississippi, by W. S. Wilson, seeking additional equipment for his company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Iuka, Mississippi, by W. S. Wilson, seeking to exchange his company's muskets for better ones owned by the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Holly Springs, Mississippi, concerning a pardon for James Robinson, convicted of manslaughter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Yazoo City, Mississippi, concerning a half ton of cast iron shipped to S. G. French.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Osyka, Mississippi, concerning a project to supply soldiers from Pike, Marion, Lawrence, and Covington Counties with bibles.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Middleton, Mississippi, by the local ladies aid society, requesting cloth to use in making uniforms.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from the Ordnance Office in Jackson, Mississippi, concerning arms that have been issued to Mississippi troops.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Grenada, Mississippi, by S. M. Hankins, concerning a position as District Attorney.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Benton, Mississippi, by Robert L. Hudson, requesting an appointment as a Circuit Judge.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Pensacola, Florida, by members of the "Quitman Light Artillery," asking to be attached to a Mississippi regiment.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Corinth, Mississippi, concerning a claim to be made against the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from the Quartermaster's Department in Jackson, Mississippi, concerning the transport of Confederate Army recruits to Virginia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Canton, Mississippi, concerning a pardon for Henry Osborn, convicted of manslaughter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from the Ordnance Office in Jackson, Mississippi, concerning an outstanding bill owed to A. M. Paxton Company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Enterprise, Mississippi, by Major General Reuben Davis, giving an accounting of weapons furnished to Mississippi brigades.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Shubuta, Mississippi, by L. Sevitolsky, asking Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus for a copy of his oath of allegiance to the Confederacy.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Garlandsville, Mississippi, requesting that Captain Clayton's company be mustered into service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Holly Springs, Misssissippi, requesting a pardon for James Robinson, who allegedly killed William A. Sherman.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Osyka, Mississippi, by John F. Simmons, a Captain in the Home Guard, asking if he can punish suspected abolitionists.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Aberdeen, Mississippi, requesting a fine be waived against Hiram C. Edge so that he can join the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Gholson, Mississippi, by James N. Jackson, requesting that his name be removed from the roll of Captain Nunn's company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from the Quartermaster's Department, 2nd Brigade, Army of Mississippi, concerning the alteration of weapons for Army use.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Enterprise, Mississippi, by J. T. Booth, requesting transportation to join the 11th Mississippi Infantry in Virginia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Oakland, Mississippi, seeking aid in having his son Levin's body brought home from Virginia (11th Mississippi Infantry).