From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Statement from H. A. Irby to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a mail contract for H. A. Irby.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Petition from the Officers of the 4th Mississippi Infantry State Troops to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking that the regiment be furloughed so the men can care for their families.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Petition from Harrison to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to be exempted from military service as he has three plantations to take care of and no overseer.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Petition from Elbert Shelby to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus for exemption from military service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William D. Lyles at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking that Robert B. Holman be exempted from militia duty as he is taking care of a number of families.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. H. Powell at Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking for a military exemption until spring to take care of his family's farms.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. A. Strong at Mobile, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the shipment of salt to Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Thomas M. Sargent at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking for an exemption for Robert B. Holman. (Moved to Box 25880)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Robert C. Spohn, a Sergeant in the 9th Mississippi Infantry at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking a commission so that he can better take care of his family.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Sallie B. Harris at Bovina, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking that one of her five sons in the Confederate Army be sent home to take care of the family farm.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from S. Bailey at Augusta, Georgia, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking permission to raise a company of cavalry from Chickasaw County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. Nelson at Carrollton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking if tanners and shoemakers are exempt from military service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mrs. S. L. M. Terry at Fayette, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking that her husband, Samuel Terry, be exempted from militia duty because of poor health.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from the President of the Southern Railroad, Morris Emanuel, at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the delay in transporting salt.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Letter from Mary A. Jones, a widow of an army veteran, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking aid to help take care of her children.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Major W. A. Broadwell to J. P. Broadwell, who is in charge of the government salt works for the state of Mississippi, concerning operations at the facility.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from M. R. Clark at the Camp of Instruction in Brookhaven, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the exemption of tanners from military service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Lieutenant Colonel W. A. Broadwell to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning salt mining on Avery Island, Louisiana.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Lieutenant A. Morton of the 4th Mississippi Regiment State Troops at Duck Hill, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking for release to take care of his family.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Landy A. Lindsey, a member of Withers Light Artillery, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus offering to build torpedoes for the government.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John Jackson at Pleasant Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking a military exemption for his son Robert, who was wounded and captured at the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John Cowden at Hazlehurst, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a purchase of powder, shot, and lead.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John A. Heard at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus proposing to furnish the state with 50,000 sacks of salt.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James S. Miller at Gainesville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus informing the Governor of local people trading with United States forces at New Orleans, Louisiana.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. Z. George at Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the desertion of M. N. Tredwell of the 3rd Mississippi Infantry State Militia.