From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Oath of Allegiance to the United States by E. C. Higgenbotham of Marshall County, Mississippi, signed by Captain James P. Bennett, Assistant Provost Marshal in Memphis, Tennessee. (Oath is the enclosed document mentioned in document mdah_757-945-07-10).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William Thames at Decatur, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting an exemption from militia duty to take care of his children and his farm.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William R. Nutt, a drillmaster for the state at Enterprise, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking to have his account settled.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Major William R. Hunt at Selma, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking to buy old burnt sheet copper for use of the nitre and mining bureau.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Colonel William C. Love of the militia at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking if he has to report to the conscript camp at Enterprise, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Robert Kells, Superintendent of the Mississippi Insane Asylum, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning funding for the facility.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. T. Kennedy at Enterprise, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking to have Michael Sagiton discharged from the militia as he is a wool carder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate Colonel R. O. Perrin at Decatur, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting permission to keep the use of state horses after his unit is mustered into Confederate service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from N. Stark to T. L. Brothers concerning a shipment of salt that was not sent because of technical problems at the salt mine.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus at Macon, Mississippi, authorizing the firm of Strong, Cunningham, and Company to manufacture salt for the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Special order No. 232 from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus ordering Confederate Sergeant D. R. Pool to find and arrest J. H. Humphries and his two companions.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus at Macon, Mississippi, to Confederate General William J. Hardee concerning the seizure of a shipment of wheat at Egypt Station, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus at Macon, Mississippi, to Confederate General Joseph Johnston agreeing to let him have all of the state cavalry except for General Samuel J. Gholson's command.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Lieutenant W. L. Nugent of the 28th Mississippi Cavalry at New Albany, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus enclosing oath of allegiance to the United States from E. C. Higgenbotham.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Lieutenant L. Swanzy of the 2nd Mississippi State Cavalry in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting the Governor's help to receive the back pay due him.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James S. Hamm and Samuel M. Meek at Louisville, Mississippi. concerning the case against Daniel Emmons for selling liquor without a license.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. A. Orr at Gainesville, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking to pay the $500 exemption fee to keep his overseer out of the military.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate General Samuel J. Gholson at Tibbee, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning payments to the 2nd Mississippi Cavalry and Ham's Battalion of Cavalry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate General Samuel J. Gholson at Tibbee, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a payment to men of Weatherall's company who lost their personal weapons in combat.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate General Samuel J. Gholson at Tibbee, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the release from militia duty of men over 50 years old.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate General Samuel J. Gholson at Tibbee, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the transfer of state cavalry to Confederate service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate General Samuel J. Gholson at Tibbee Station, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the effort to force state troops into Confederate service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate General Samuel J. Gholson at Tibbee, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning purchase of horses for the 2nd Mississippi Cavalry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from General S. J. Gholson at Pontotoc, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus informing the Governor of the location of the troops under his command.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from General Richard Winters at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning an African American United States Army soldier that whipped Mrs. Fort, a resident of Madison County, Mississippi.