From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Resolutions from Missouri Governor Sterling Price to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus passed by the Missouri State Convention concerning the secession of the state.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Receipt from C. R. Dickson to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus acknowledging he had taken $40.00 in payment for expenses incurred as a messenger to Mobile, Alabama.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Unsigned letter to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus urging Governor Pettus to encourage Mississippians to grow foodstuffs to subsist the army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from the members of the bar at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus recommending William F. Dowd for a position on the high court.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William S. Barry, a delegate to the Confederate Congress, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus informing Pettus of the passage of the Confederate Constitution.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William B. Dickins in Panola County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a petition to pardon Boyd F. Bryant for the crime of assault and battery.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Wallace E. Oakes in Waco, Texas, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the state of affairs in Texas. (Letter damaged and hard to read)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. S. Neilson in Oxford, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting clemency for B. F. Bryant, a veteran of "The Florida War."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. H. Simpson in Poplar Creek, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the establishment of a local militia made up of old men and young boys.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. A. P. Jones in Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the extradition of Thomas I. Stewart from Alabama.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Rees Fitzpatrick in Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus giving the Governor an update on the sword being made for General Earl Van Dorn.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from the New Jersey Secretary of State Thomas Allison to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus enclosing two reports. (Reports not included)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Montgomery Carleton, Captain of the "Newton Rifles," to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus tendering the company to the state. (Company D, 13th Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from George H. Paul, the former Mayor of Kenosha, Wisconsin, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking to immigrate to Mississippi because of his political beliefs.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James M. Howry in Oxford, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus recommending that the "University Grays" remain in service. (Company A, 11th Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James I. Shannon in Paulding, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus recommending James M. Bradley for a job with the land office.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James B. Avant in Handsboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting an officer to muster the local militia company into state service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. M. Bradley in Paulding, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting appointment as register of the land office at that place.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. B. Fizer in Panola, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a petition to pardon Boyd F. Bryant for the crime of assault on William R. Whitlow.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Isaac M. Patridge, a General in the Mississippi Militia, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the need to replace many officers in the militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Isaac Enloe in Philadelphia, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the mustering into service of a local militia company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Indiana Governor Oliver Morton to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus enclosing resolution passed by the Indiana legislature. (Resolution included)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from F. Barksdale in Yazoo City, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus enclosing receipt for military bonds from the state of Mississippi. (Receipt enclosed)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Cobb R. Smith of the U. S. Department of the Interior to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus sending a set of the "American State Papers" for the state library.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Captain William Delay to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus recommending that the "University Grays" remain in state service. (Company A, 11th Mississippi Infantry)