From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Receipt given to W. G. Pegram, a member of the legislature from Tippah County, Mississippi, for the monies he received to compensate his travel to Jackson, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Petition from the Board of Police of Itawamba County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking that a number of men be exempted from militia duty to aid the destitute.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Petition from the citizens of Desoto County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking that Captain Jesse A. Forest be allowed to raise a regiment of cavalry for the state.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Willie Lyons at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking that his overseer, Armistad Taylor, be released from militia duty.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Letter from William Scott to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking the Governor to provide Mississippi soldiers with better quality food to eat.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. O. Morris, a soldier in the 5th Mississippi Infantry, State Troops at Camp Harris in Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking that his unit be allowed to go home.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. C. Turner at Enterprise, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus reporting on his investigations at the Alabama salt works.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Thomas Weldon at Yazoo City, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking that Miles T. Brown be detailed to work on a "war steamer." Moved to Box 25880.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Thomas McCruen at Washington, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking that his enslaved people not be taken to work on the fortifications at Port Hudson, Louisiana.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Thomas B. Reed at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Confederate General Carter L. Stevenson asking for 60 enslaved people to work at the government mill and warehouses.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from T. F. Gillett at the hospital in Lauderdale Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking that his brother, N. Z. Gillette, be discharged from the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Richard T. Archer in Claiborne County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus complaining that his enslaved persons have been taken to work on fortifications.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. C. Webb in Lafayette County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning members of the Board of Police who took the oath of allegiance to the United States.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate Major A. P. Barry at Hazlehurst, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking for transportation for 35 enslaved people he has impressed.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate Lieutenant Colonel J. R. Waddy at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning payment of vouchers.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Major L. Wailes, Commander of the Adams County militia at Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the shipment of enslaved persons to Port Hudson, Louisiana.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Jacob Bardin at Saltillo, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus vouching for C. M. McNeill, who was seeking to be detailed from the militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. M. Watt at Greenwood, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus offering advice on how to stop the United States forces movement up the Yazoo and Tallahatchie Rivers.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. M. Quin at Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking that Mr. Hargroves be sent to Georgia to obtain cotton cards.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. M. McFarland at Yazoo City, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the river defenses in and around Greenwood, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. L. Boyce at Sardis, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking to be detailed from the militia to work on his sister's plantation.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Henry Stone, a member of the 5th Mississippi Infantry, State Troops at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking that his unit be allowed to go home.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from H. J. Bowen, a Confederate Captain in the 37th Mississippi Infantry at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking permission to raise a cavalry company for state service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from George Wood at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking permission to send his bacon or pork on the Mississippi Central Railroad.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. V. Harris, a General of State Troops at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning payment for 600 enslaved people impressed to work on fortifications.