From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Lauderdale Springs, Mississippi, by James H. Martin, tendering his services to help collect taxes for the Confederate government.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter requesting a discharge for William S. Catching so he can go to Virginia to join the 18th Mississippi Infantry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Crystal Springs, Mississippi, by J. W. Trotter, requesting a position as a travelling express agent.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Canton, Mississippi, introducing Miss M. J. Terry, who is seeking to go to Virginia to nurse soldiers.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Dry Grove, Mississippi, asking if Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus can deliver a load of clothing to soldiers in the 18th Mississippi Infantry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Macon, Mississippi, concerning winter clothing for the "Noxubee Rifles," (Company F, 11th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Macon, Mississippi, concerning winter clothing for H. W. Foote's cavalry company (Company G, 1st Mississippi Cavalry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Raymond, Mississippi, by George W. Harper, editor of the Hinds County Gazette, concerning donation of guns to the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Natchez, Mississippi, by George R. Hillyer, editor of the Natchez Courier, concerning an annoucement of Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus' reelection campaign.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Camp Dahlgren by Confederate General Charles Gustavus Dahlgren, requesting supplies to help defend his post.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Webster County, Mississippi, by G. C. Linch, requesting a ticket to Richmond, Virginia, to take care of his soldier son.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Vicksburg, Mississippi, requesting arms for the "King Cotton Guards" (Company E, 48th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Winona, Mississippi, by E. L. Acee, requesting holster pistols and sabers for his company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Augusta, Mississippi, by Julius B. Kennedy, Captain of the "Kennedy Guards," (Company G, 27th Mississippi Infantry), requesting orders.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Leesburg, Virginia, by Captain Edward Fontaine, detailing preparations for an expected battle (Company K, 18th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Camp Reynolds, by Confederate Captain A. B. Lowe, seeking to transfer William R. Smith, to the 3rd Mississippi Infantry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Marion Station, Mississippi, requesting that Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus recall the state troops sent to the interior of the state.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Sardis, Mississippi, concerning winter cothing for the "Sardis Blues," (Company E, 12th Mississippi Infantry).