From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Receipt for Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus from the Beacon Office for payment on announcement of his candidacy for re-election as Governor.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Willis W. Alston in Kosciusko, Mississippi requesting transportation for he and his brother back to the Confederate 14th Mississippi Infantry in Kentucky.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. W. W. Wood in Natchez, Mississippi seeking Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus' aid in obtaining a commission in the Confederate Army.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. S. Epperson in Yazoo City, Mississippi, concerning raising a company for the war. Note: Right half of letter is missing.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from T. C. Bookter in Starkville, Mississippi, requesting permission for Wirt Adams's regiment of Confederate Mississippi cavalry to use state-owned pistols.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Richmond, Virginia, by Confederate Secretary of War Judah P. Benjamin, concerning the appointment of a quartermaster to the 3rd Mississippi Infantry.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. W. Vince and others in Marion County, Mississippi, requesting that Zachariah Kornegay, a vocal anti-Confederate, be removed from the area.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from McClure and Huddleston in Decatur, Mississippi, requesting a pardon for a Native American charged with the alleged murder of another Native American.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from New Orleans, Louisiana, from the firm Magee and George, requesting payment for military goods sold to the state of Mississippi.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate Lieutenant S. J. Lanier in Grenada, Mississippi, concerning a Confederate Army company he could not muster because it was understrength.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Columbus, Kentucky, Confederate Lieutenant Colonel John H. Miller, concerning the enlistment of the 1st Mississippi Cavalry into Confederate service.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from L. Houghton at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning a local cavalry company that wishes to use state pistols. (This document is the enclosed letter mentioned in mdah_757-940-04-30).
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from L. Houghton in Aberdeen, Mississippi, introducing Confederate Sergeant Daniel Smith of N. J. Beckett's company.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from L. B. McLaurin of the Sweet Water Ladies Aid Society in Caseyville, Mississippi, asking if any companies are in need of clothing.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Joseph Hollowell in Senatobia, Mississippi, applying for the position of state enlistment officer.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John G. Devereux in New Orleans, Louisiana, acknowledging receipt of prisoner John Bernard.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James R. Kidd at Camp Pettus near Enterprise, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, acknowledging his appointment as Confederate quartermaster of the 5th Regiment. In postscript, Kidd also notes that he is enclosing a letter from L. Houghton. (Enclosed letter from Houghton is mdah_757-940-04-35).
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James M. Howry in Oxford, Mississippi, concerning a change in date of the meeting of the trustees of the University of Mississippi.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James J. Durham in Kosciusko, Mississippi requesting an appointment as drill officer for new Confederate Army troops.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James C. Campbell at Carter's Mill, Virginia, informing Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus of the death of his son, John, killed at the Battle of Ball's Bluff.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Jackson, Mississippi, by Henry H. Atmar, concerning the mustering in of the "Gaines Invincibles."
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Marion Station, Mississippi, concerning the transfer of two men to the "Jasper Blues."
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from George H. Gordon requesting that Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus send an officer to enlist the "Gordon Rebels" into the Confederate Army.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from New Orleans, Louisiana, by Confederate General Charles G. Dahlgren, requesting that Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus meet with him in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Brandon, Mississippi, by G. W. Finncane, concerning an infantry company he is attempting to raise in Rankin County, Mississippi.
