From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from H. R. A. Smith at Enterprise, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting position as tax collector for Clarke County.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from H. P. Atkins at Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting Pettus to recommend him to be promoted to surgeon of the 4th Mississippi Infantry.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from George G. Mortimer at Camp Bonham in Memphis, Tennessee to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning linsey wool produced at the Bankston factory.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from George Barnes at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus tendering the services of the "Claiborne Cavalry."
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from E. L. Acee at Winona, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the procurement of arms for the company he has raised.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Captain John Travis at Grenda, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the alteration of shotguns and flintlock muskets for military use.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Captain J. O. Grisham, (Confederate Guards Artillery), at Iuka, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning men who want to transfer.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Captain B. B. Smith of the "Lauderdale Springs Greys" to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning buttons for his company (Company C, 5th Mississippi Infantry).
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Captain B. B. Smith of the ""Lauderdale Springs Greys"" to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning clothing for his company (Company C, 5th Mississippi Infantry).
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Ben Moss at Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting help in getting an appointment as deputy assessor of Marshall County, Mississippi.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Beckett and Tindall at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus reporting on the work of collecting civilian arms and refurbishing them for military use.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from A[ngus] Taylor at Waynesboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting that the "Gaines Invincibles" be mustered into service (Company A, 46th Mississippi Infantry).
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from A. M. Hardin at the Mississippi State Penitentiary to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus recommending convict J. F. Smith be restored to his citizenship.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from A. J. Harris at Hillsboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting transportation and equipment for the "Harris Rebels," (Company I, 27th Mississippi Infantry).