From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from A. M. Dowling to W. D. Lyles attesting that he was a member of the Union party in Mississippi prior to the Civil War.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Telegram from S. Garvin at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, informing Sharkey that Wilson is dead, and asking to be appointed to his position.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Hickory Station, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on the business of B. S. Horn be waived.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that John B. Dicks be named treasurer of Adams County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the state tax on the business of Jesse W. Bryan be waived, as he is destitute and has a large family to support, including several orphans.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from George M. Mullen at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on his business be waived. Mullen's petition is endorsed by Sheriff E. C. Eggleston, county assessor Richard Hazlewood, and former circuit court clerk George C. Brown.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William F. Dowd at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, vouching for Silas F. Kendrick, the sheriff of Monroe County, Mississippi, to not be removed from his position. Dowd attempts to controvert claims that Kendrick was a secessionist, and notes that Kendrick was not a United States judicial or military officer, nor a Congressman, at the outbreak of Civil War. As such, Dowd states, the exceptions to President Andrew Johnson's amnesty proclamation do not apply to Kendrick.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. D. Lyles in Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, affirming that he was a Union man prior to the Civil War.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from T. H. Allen and J. M. Allen in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, complaining that their cotton from Arkansas was taxed at Vicksburg, Mississippi, by the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from T. G. Dabney at Raymond, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking to be appointed surveyor of Hinds County, Mississippi. Dabney's father, Augustine Lee Dabney, endorses the application and explains that his son is at home recovering from a fever and thus cannot personally write to colleagues who might attest to T. G. Dabney's qualifications.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Stephen Castleman at Ashland, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, denying that he ever held any cotton for Mrs. Rose.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from H. Johnston, a special agent of the United States Treasury Department, at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the confiscation of cotton sold to the Confederate government.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Sheriff W. H. Mangum of Yazoo City, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending George H. Gibbs for circuit clerk of Yazoo County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Sheriff Silas F. Kendrick of Monroe County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning his eligibility to hold the office of sheriff. Kendrick attempts to controvert claims made to Sharkey by friends of Kendrick's election opponent that alleged he was a secessionist and that he is exempt from President Andrew Johnson's amnesty proclamation.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from S. Garvin at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking to be appointed collector of the port of Vicksburg, Mississippi, as the position has been left vacant by the death of its previous holder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Robert Hamilton at Caseyville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning his arrest by the provost marshal.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from R. W. Bonds, probate clerk at Hillsboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if postmasters are allowed to take the amnesty oath.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from R. H. Curvy at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking to have taxes waived. The taxes were imposed because Curvy was not in actual occupancy of his house in Columbus. Curvy now intends to return to occupy the home.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Mrs. G. Cox in Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if the tax can be lowered on her tobacco shop.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from M. Shannon at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking about the tax on small grocery stores.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from John Handy at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if he needs to apply for a special amnesty since he had served as chief collector of the Confederate war tax in Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Probate Judge A. K. Smedes of Warren County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the amnesty oath of W. J. Cowan.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from John Taylor Moore at Grand Gulf, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, forwarding his application to President Andrew Johnson for pardon and asking Sharkey's advice on how to lease his land to white laborers.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from John Mahan at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on his business be waived.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from John Handy at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if he needs to apply for a special amnesty since he had served as chief collector of the Confederate war tax in Mississippi.