From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for the appointment of Thomas D. Harris as sheriff of Rankin County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. H. Watkins in Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, congratulating him on being appointed as Provisional Governor of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from R. N. Hall at Raymond, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, informing him that he will not qualify as Probate Clerk of Hinds County, Mississippi, under the United States government.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from L. K. Swoope in DeSoto County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for help receiving amnesty from President Andrew Johnson.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Joseph C. Broughton at Rodney, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking him to appoint his brother Theodore D. Broughton as County Accessor.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from John Armstrong, assistant editor of the Daily Clarion newspaper in Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending W. H. Cain, Jr., for a job with the Southern Railroad of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. S. Acuff in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, asking for appointment as Justice of the Peace of the Warrenton District.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. M. Ellis in Washington, District of Columbia, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for a job in state government, as he was a Unionist and "thrown out of business by the Rebellion." On the reverse, John C. G. Kennedy, a friend of Ellis, endorses him.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. D. Williams at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending the bearer of the letter, Mr. Cain, for an appointment as mail agent on the Southern Railroad of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. Brownrigg at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, introducing his friend, Judge Joseph W. Field.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from George Whitfield at Columbus, Mississippi, to Major Livingston Mims, asking him to introduce J. W. Field and Harrison Johnston to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from George T. Swann to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey asking Sharkey to explain the president's proclamations in regard to the emancipation of enslaved people.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Edward J. Elder at Baltimore, Maryland, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking Sharkey for a letter of recommendation for the position of Collector of Internal Revenue for the Southern District of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from D. O. Merwin in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning military authority over civilian matters.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from C. J. Merrick at Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, applying for the office of Clerk of the Circuit Court of Adams County, Mississippi.