From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Petition from the men of the 1st Mississippi Infantry, State Troops in Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus offering to do three months active service in Hinds County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Petition from citizens of Noxubee County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking that the 41st Mississippi Infantry be returned to Mississippi. Moved to Box 25880.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Petition from the citizens of Bellefontaine, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking that T. P. Macon and Dr. E. McGuire be allowed to run a still.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William Vannerson in Monticello, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus enclosing letter from a prisoner (letter not included).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Two copies of a letter from W. N. Whitehurst at the Land Office in Washington, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking for written instructions on the removal of land office documents.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. L. Poindexter at Durant, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the proclamation made by the Governor and Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. E. Montgomery in Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning ammunition for use by the Partisan Rangers in the county.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. A. Strong at Greenwood, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning provisions available in the local area.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. A. Strong at Greenwood, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus reporting on the blockade of the Yazoo Pass.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Steven J. Ashby, a member of the 26th Mississippi Infantry in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking permission to raise a cavalry company in Chickasaw County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Sol Street to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking permission to use his cavalry company to operate on the Mississippi-Tennessee border.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from A. A. Turnbo, a Sergeant in Captain Forrest's company in Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting payment for a horse killed at the Yazoo Pass.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate Secretary of War James A. Seddon at the War Department in Richmond, Virginia, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning an attempt to capture some United States Navy gunboats.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Samuel Harvin, a member of the 24th Mississippi Infantry at Rome, Georgia, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking for a discharge from the military.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Samuel Arrington at Coatopa, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus offering help to drive the United States Army out of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from S. F. R. Abbay at Port Gibson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus introducing Lieutenant Louis.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. N. Anderson at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting permission to use the Governor's mansion as a hospital.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Phil H. Gully at DeKalb, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking where the militia from Kemper and Neshoba Counties, Mississippi, should be sent.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from P. Henry in Rankin County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning his efforts to impress horses for the government.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mrs. Harris in Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus inquiring as to the welfare of her husband, General Jeptha V. Harris.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Joshua Burkhalter in Covington County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting exemption from military service as he is a justice of the peace.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John L. Taylor in Gallatin, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus inquiring on the whereabouts of his enslaved person who was impressed to work on the fortifications of Jackson, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James H. Rives in Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning his inability to organize men to go to Confederate General Joseph Johnston.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James A. Chapman at Paulding, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting ammunition for a local defense company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. S. White, the Commander of Selma Arsenal, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the need for horses to help outfit the artillery.