From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Receipt from Jacob Blattner to Mississippi State Geologist Eugene W. Hilgard for a gas generator and hydrometers purchased by Hilgard for the Mississippi State Geological Survey.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William H. Burton in Alamutcha, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus informing Pettus that the "Alamutcha Infantry" had been mustered. (Company E, 13th Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William B. Trotter in Quitman, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus offering Pettus advice on military tactics and seeking a position in the state militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William B. Lowry in Oxford, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting that the "University Grays" be taken into state service. (Company A, 11th Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. Goodman in Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the procurement of machinery for rifling muskets.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. D. C. Lloyd in Mobile, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking commissions and equipment for a militia company raised in Winston County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from V. M. and B. C. Cannon in Satartia, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus recommending doctor George F. Mellen for a position as surgeon with the Southern Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Thomas E. Wren in Mobile, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus offering to raise a "Reserve Corps" in Itawamba County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Sarah P. E. Simmons on behalf of her son, Jeremiah Ellington, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking a college scholarship at the University of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Robert J. Lawrence in Shubuta, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning weapons and equipment for the "Shubuta Rifles." (Company A, 14th Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Reuben Davis to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the upcoming elections to the Confederate Congress.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. D. Hadenat at the land office in Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the sale of public lands.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from former U.S. Congressman Otho R. Singleton to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus regarding raising money by loan for the Confederate government.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Montgomery Carleton in Decatur, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the organization of the "Newton Rifles." (Company D, 13th Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mississippi Secretary of State C. A. Brougher to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus recommending E. Newton Hunt for a position as assistant surgeon in the Army of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Columbus, Kentucky, Mayor B. W. Sharp to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking to enlist a company of Kentuckians in the Army of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. Y. Thompson in Okolona, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting a military appointment for Edward Thompson, who attended West Point Military Academy.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. W. Fant in Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus arguing that the University Grays should not be accepted into state service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. W. Carter in DeKalb, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking to have the "Kemper Legion" transferred to the Confederate Army. (Company C/F, 13th Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. J. Hooper at the Confederate War Department to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a call on Mississippi to provide 3,000 troops to the Confederacy.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from G. W. Reynolds in Horn Lake, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus tendering the services of a cavalry company for use only within the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from G. M. Fowler in Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the sale of bonds to help fund the war effort.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from F. G. Baldwin at the land office in Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus enclosing the bond taken out by Baldwin as required by state law for his job.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Colonel William H. Chase of the Florida Militia to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus enclosing general order thanking the troops that came to the defense of Pensacola, Florida.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Charles Y. Murphy in Durant, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking a position as surgeon in a Mississippi regiment.