From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Receipt from Burton N. Harrison to Eugene W. Hilgard for the purchase of 4 bottles of sweet oil by the geological survey of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from the citizens of Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus from the "Mississippi Rangers," about their call into active service. (Company B, 17th Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from the citizens of Charleston, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting "swords and pistols" for a cavalry company being raised in the community.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William H. H. Tison in Baldwyn, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting "Belgium Rifles" for the "Jake Thompson Guards." (Company K, 19th Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from S. R. Whitten in Louisville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the need for local production of powder and shot to protect the community.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from S. P. Poole in Kemper County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking to be released from paying a parole bond on his brother.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from P. H. Gully in DeKalb, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus enclosing election returns for officers in a volunteer company raised in the local area.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mississippi Secretary of State C. A. Brougher in Jackson, Mississippi, to O. C. Davis concerning an audit.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Marshall M. Smith at Camp Davis, Florida, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting recruits for the "Rankin Rifles" (Company G, 10th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from M. H. Curry in Newton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting commissions for the officers of the local home guard.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from M. D. Morland in Burnsville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting commissions and "Minnie Muskets" for the "Burnsville Blues." (Company E, 17th Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Louis Martinez in De Soto, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus relating local efforts for defense, aiding families of soldiers, and ferreting out "offenders."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Lida Sessums in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting discharge of Dr. J. B. Perkins of the "Agency Rifles." (Company G, 14th Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Johnson W. Welborn in Clinton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting arms for the "Mississippi College Rifles." (Company E, 18th Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John W. Steele in Charleston, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a request to appoint Steele a regimental surgeon. (Company F, 21st Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Jesse Ogden in Adams County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning men in Wilkinson County, Mississippi, "who say they will not fight."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Captain James D. Blincoe of the "Summit Rifles" to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning his authority over the men in his unit (Company A, 16th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. W. Stevens in Ripley, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning his attempt to raise a company of artillery.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. W. Elder in Gibson County, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus advising Pettus of secession sentiment in the local area.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. H. Woodcock in Mobile, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a Unionist ship pilot named William Jones whose ship was seized by the Confederates.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. D. L. Davenport of the "Thomas Hinds Guards," writing from Fayette, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking for a substitute. (Company D, 19th Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. A. P. Campbell in Montgomery, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting discharge of Samuel Williams of "Minute Men of Attala" (Company I/D, 13th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Howell Hines in Jefferson County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning an alleged insurrection by enslaved people in the area.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from H. C. Robinson in Wahalak Station, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking when the "Southern Guards" will be mustered. (Company C, Jeff Davis Legion)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from George W. Koontz in Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus regarding Koontz' appointment to negotiate warrants for the state of Mississippi.