From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Aberdeen, Mississippi, to United States President Andrew Johnson, asking that W. H. H. Meek be appointed postmaster.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of DeSoto County, Mississippi, to Postmaster General William Dennison, asking that the post office in Hernando, Mississippi, be reestablished, and recommending Cornelius Gillespie to be postmaster.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Osyka, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for him to appoint civil officials for the town of Osyka until an election for the offices is permitted. The petitioners also nominate several people for specific offices.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Lowndes County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that Joseph W. Field be named to the office of Collector of Internal Revenue.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Itawamba County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for Sharkey's aid in re-establishing civil authority in the county.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Wilkinson County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending the appointment of M. M. Phares as the county sheriff, and William J. Keller as tax assessor.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Wilkinson County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that John W. Bryant be appointed treasurer of the county.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Madison County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that J. C. Allen be relieved from paying taxes on his saloon.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Wilkinson County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that Francis Gildart be appointed Judge, and J. M. Miller appointed clerk of the probate court.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey asking that J. W. Falvey, a disabled former soldier, be relieved from paying taxes on his saloon.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from William C. Noorell at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey asking that Noorell have his taxes remitted. On the reverse, Noorell's petition is endorsed by several citizens including Probate Judge Stephen A. Brown and Sheriff E. C. Eggleston.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from S. R. Martin in Newton County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, requesting a commission to raise a company in Newton County to "enforce the law and preserve order." Martin's petition is endorsed by multiple citizens of Newton County who attest to his loyalty.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from O. Wilcox, a citizen of Lowndes County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on his grocery and whiskey business be remitted. On the reverse, Wilcox's petition is endorsed by circuit court clerk George C. Brown and Sheriff E. C. Eggleston.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from J. W. Brooke and other citizens of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey asking that Sylvanus Evans be appointed Judge of the 8th Judicial District.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from J. L. Moss of Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey asking that his taxes be remitted, as he is a small businessman, and can't afford to pay them.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from Henry Dickinson and others to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, requesting E. C. Eggleston be appointed sheriff of an unnamed county.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Two letters from Joseph W. Field to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the need to have Union men in state government offices and Field's own loyalty to the United States during the Civil War. In the first letter, Field states that he is enclosing letters from friends. In the second letter, Field states that he is enclosing a letter from his brother-in-law who seeks an introduction to Sharkey. (Enclosed letters not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Sheriff W. J. Taylor of Madison County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that taxes be remitted on John Wilson because he has a very small store and it would be a great hardship on him.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Sheriff J. V. Thomas and others from Itawamba County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending William M. Gaither for the position of Revenue Collector for the county.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Samuel Livingston, Clerk of the High Court of Errors and Appeals, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, explaining how Livingston preserved and reconstructed the court's records during and immediately after the Civil War.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Mayor W. S. Epperson of Yazoo City, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, requesting authority for S. L. Hightower to raise a company of militia to help restore civil order.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. Lowry and S. A. Prewett of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, stating that they have lost much property during United States Army General William T. Sherman's raid, and asking that their taxes be remitted.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Frank N. Gayden at Rosedale, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning a horse he sold during the Civil War that the for which buyer refuses to pay him. Gayden complains that he submitted a writ of replevin to regain the horse, but the circuit court presently has no clerk to process Gayden's request.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from C. Yost to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the the tax on his business be remitted. At the bottom of the first page, Yost's request is endorsed by probate court Judge Stephen A. Brown and Sheriff E. C. Eggleston of Lowndes County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Alexander Montgomery to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, requesting help for two friends in obtaining pardons.