From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Attala County, Mississippi, to United States Postmaster General William Dennison, recommending Colonel S. Durham for postmaster at Kosciusko, Mississippi, a position he has held for twelve years.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking him to appoint William Dix as mayor of the city and Charles F. Merrick as city clerk.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Woodville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending John W. Bryant for the position of county treasurer.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from John S. Robinson to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending Robert M. Burton for the position of sheriff of Madison County, Mississippi. Enclosed are another letter from Robinson as well as a letter from Captain Phil Hammond and Provost Marshal J. H. Price supporting the recommendation.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letters from J. H. Maury in Port Gibson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, complaining that United States Army troops were allegedly stealing cotton from private citizens. Maury also alleges that much of the cotton has been embezzled.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Richard F. Dowd at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that he help E. Strong obtain a pardon from President Andrew Johnson, as the value of his estate may deny him the benefits of the amnesty proclamation. Strong and his wife are in poor health, with a dependent family.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. A. Watson at Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending his friend Mr. Fort for the position of assessor of internal revenue for the northern division of Mississippi. Though a Unionist, Fort held a position as a Confederate affidavit commissioner, in which his duties were similar to a justice of the peace.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Thomas S. Gathwright, Principal of the Summerville Institute at Gholson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking Sharkey to recommend him to the federal government for appointment as United States Marshal for the northern district of Mississippi. Gathwright names President F. A. P. Barnard of the Columbia College of New York as a reference. Gathwright asks for Sharkey's support before the position is given to someone else, and emphasizes he has a family to support.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from T. C. Tupper in Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending William McBride for the office of Probate Judge of Madison County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Sheriff M. Shannon in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, giving him the results of the municipal election.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Richard Evans at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for an appointment to a state job.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from R. H. Dalton at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, asking that he help General Elisha Strong get a pardon from the United States government. Strong has a large family to care for and is facing poverty.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from R. A. Hill at Jacinto, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, asking for an appointment to either a district judge or district attorney.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from P. Browning, the postmaster at Holmesville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking him to authorize Browning to make a contract to get the mail delivered from Holmesville to the station at Magnolia, Mississippi, to get mail from both points of the railroad.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Mrs. A. N. Edmonds in Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for his help to get her son and brother out of the Fort Warren prisoner of war camp. Edmonds' brother General John W. Frazer was a former Confederate.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, to General Peter J. Osterhaus, complaining that the provost marshal of Clinton, Mississippi, had taken all of the Madison County, Mississippi, courthouse records. Sharkey asks for the records to be delivered to the clerk of the probate court.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Lock E. Houston in Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that he aid General Strong in obtaining a special pardon from President Andrew Johnson.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Thomas H. Davis at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking Sharkey to help General Elisha Strong get a pardon from the federal government.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from John W. Gully in DeKalb, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for the appointment as sheriff of Kemper County, Mississippi, a position Gully has held for four or five terms.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from John S. Robinson at Canton, Mississippi, to John Robb, asking to be appointed probate judge for Madison County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from James W. Hull in DeKalb, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for an appointment as clerk of the circuit court of Kemper County, Mississippi, which he has been elected to for several terms.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from James L. Hamm in DeKalb, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for the appointment as judge of the circuit court of the 6th judicial district.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. W. C. Watson in Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending James Sims to be appointed as general mail agent for the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. L. Tindall in Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that he help General Elisha Strong obtain a pardon from the federal government.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. H. Maury at Port Gibson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking permission to create a police force. Maury alleges that the United States Army occupation troops are stealing cotton from the people of the community. Maury recommends a few men to name as captains, lieutenants, or sheriffs for the Mississippi towns of Rocky Springs, Bruinsburg, and Rodney.