From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Report from R. M. Hobson, who was sent to Pensacola, Florida, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to check on the strength and condition of the Mississippi troops there.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. W. Warden at Lauderdale Station, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting a position in the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. W. Robinson at Marion Station, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking if the officers in his unit will get commissions from the state.

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 recommending Benjamin Moss for deputy assessor of property in Marshall County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from T. C. S. Barr at Bogue Chitto, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting arms and horses for a company of cavalry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Susan E. Grisham at Pontotoc, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a request from the local ladies aid society for wool to make uniforms.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Christopher Memminger at Richmond, Virginia from the Secretary of the Treasury to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning an act about the auditing of claims.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Peter Quinn at Doublespring, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking if volunteer companies will be accepted for 12 months service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from P. S. Harkwood at Mobile, Alabama to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the shipment of supplies by railroad.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from P. S. Catching at the camp of instruction at Brookhaven, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting arms and equipment for the troops at the place.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from S[amuel] G. French at the Ordnance Office in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning report by French on arms issued since July 1861.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from S[amuel] G. French at the Ordnance Office in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the request for arms made by Confederate General Alcorn.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mississippi Assistant Adjutant General L. Haughton at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the procurement of civilian weapons for the military.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J[ames] M. Howry at Oxford, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the lack of students at the University of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J[ames] L. Alcorn at Iuka, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning keeping Captain Grissom's battery in the Mississippi Valley.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John O. Grisham at Iuka, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning men attempting to transfer from Grisham's company (Confederate Guards Artillery).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John M. Simonton at headquarters, 1st Brigade, Army of Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus resigning his position in the Mississippi Legislature.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Jessee Thompson Sr. at Hazlehurst, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting to ship a horse to his son in the Seven Stars Artillery.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James and H. J. Rogers at Water Valley, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting permission to raise a company of cavalry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. Thompson at Oxford, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the gathering of arms in Lafayette County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. N. Poole at Abbeville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning an outbreak of typhoid fever in the "Rocky Ford Hickories."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. M. Buckley at Lawrence County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the delivery of clothing made for soldiers by the local ladies aid society.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. F. Thompson at Turnerville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting transfer of state troops to a company being raised for the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. C. Lucas at Kosciusko, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning pistols and swords being gathered up by Lucas for shipment.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Isaac Enloe at Marion Station, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting an officer's commission in a Mississippi regiment.