From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Petition from the citizens of Calhoun City, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, requesting that Dr. A. A. Bryant be released from Confederate military service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Fragment of a letter written from Pontotoc, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning a detail of men from the 5th Mississippi Regiment of state troops.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. T. Lee in Perry County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning his inability to return to his Confederate Army unit, the Confederate 3rd Mississippi Infantry, for health reasons.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. F. McKeon in Mobile, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, requesting a position as Confederate military engineer.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Sarah Stowers and Fannie Fauntleroy in Washington, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking that their husbands be released from Confederate military service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Brigadier General Richard Winter in Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning the organization of "minute men" in each county.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Reuben Davis in Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, offering his services to help organize militia in north Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Provost Marshal Howell Hinds in Fayette, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning a man placed in jail for making pro-Union statements.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from P. Henry at Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning two companies of "Minute Men" raised in Rankin County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from M. R. Clark in McCall Creek, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking if conscripts can be mustered into the Mississippi State Militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from L. C. Houston in Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, declining a commission as brigadier general in the Mississippi State Militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John Ray in Carrollton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking for an exemption from Confederate military service because he owns a mill.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John C. Humphreys at Port Gibson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning the disposition of Confederate militia and conscripts in Claiborne County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John A. Avirett at Talladega, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, requesting the pardon of David Henderson.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Jeff Wilson at Pontotoc, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, seeking an exemption from Confederate military service for N. A. Wilson, owner of a tanning yard.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. W. Clapp in Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, requesting authorization to raise a partisan ranger company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. J. Smylie to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, requesting that W. P. Jones be exempted from Confederate military duty, as he owns an active tan yard.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Isaac Applewhite at Columbia, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning the need for mounted rangers to police local African Americans and disaffected citizens.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Henry Hughes in Port Gibson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking for more cannon to help defend Grand Gulf, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from David H. Dickson at Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, requesting a position as drill instructor at a camp of instruction for Confederate recruits.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from State Militia Colonel A. L. Crumby in Sardis, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, requesting 10 copies of the state militia laws.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from C. L. Buck at Issaquena County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning the lack of white males due to Confederate conscription.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Alex M. Clayton at Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, recommending R. S. Stith for District Attorney.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from A. B. Longstreet at Oxford, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning the lack of white men in Lafayette County, Mississippi, because of the Confederate conscript law.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Notice from Oscar Hart at Tallahassee, Florida, that a copy of the Florida Senate and House Journals are being sent to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus.