From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Telegram from W. S. Featherston and others at Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, asking that Governor appoint A. W. Goodrich as magistrate for Holly Springs, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Noxubee County, Mississippi, to United States Secretary of the Treasury Hugh McCulloch, asking that George W. Campbell be appointed assessor of taxes.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from multiple citizens of Raymond, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the United States Colored Troops stationed in the town be withdrawn.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending Sharkey appoint Henry Taylor as District Collector of taxes for their district.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Adams County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending a number of men to be appointed to county government.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Newton County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending Colonel J. J. Perry for the position of County Sheriff.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Starkville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that C. A. Sullivan be appointed District Attorney for the 6th Judicial District.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Rodney, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that a local post office be opened and that John S. Vaughan be named postmaster.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William M. Edmunds at Decatur, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey. Edmunds is the former sheriff of Newton County, Mississippi, and is declining to return to the position due to ill health.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William Lyles at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, informing Sharkey that the appointment of James B. McLelland as probate judge is acceptable to the Unionist men of Noxubee County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William F. Camp at Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking the Governor for a letter recommending him to receive amnesty from President Andrew Johnson.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Walter McDougal at Port Gibson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if it was an oversight of his proclamation in not reinstating circuit court clerks. He also states that the records of the probate clerks were delivered to General Davidson.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. McBride at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending Reuben H. Gould for a pardon.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. L. Gibson in Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, complaining about the Freedmen's Bureau.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. J. Gordon in Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, asking for an appointment as collector of revenue for the 2nd Congressional District of Mississippi. Gordon has held revenue collector positions previously.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. A. Gordon in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey requesting that he authorize someone to give the amnesty oath in Holly Springs, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Thomas D. Morgan at Summit, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that Sharkey make provisions so that they be relieved from so many "whiskey nuisances."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Thomas Coffman to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey concerning Reconstruction politics. Coffman states that he is traveling to Washington, District of Columbia, to meet with President Andrew Johnson at the request of Louisiana Governor James M. Wells. He seeks to controvert reports made to Johnson by John Cova De and other Republicans who support African American suffrage. Coffman asks Sharkey and Judge William Yerger to write supportive letters in solidarity with the political positions of Governor Wells.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Theodore Fitler at Washington, District of Columbia, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, asking Sharkey to recommend him for the position of United States Marshal of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Sarah Heiderhoff at Brookhaven, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that Sharkey appoint her husband, F. Heiderhoff, as a lighthouse keeper on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from S. R. Frierson to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey asking his view on the emancipation of enslaved people.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from R. H. Rivers to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for a teaching position at the University of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from R. G. W. Jewell in Summit, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, complaining that the government has not provided sufficient officials who can give the amnesty oath.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Provost Marshal William E. Bayley in Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, informing him that the county militia has been enrolled, and that a portion are on patrol duty.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from P. K. Montgomery to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey concerning his thoughts on the reconstruction of Mississippi. Montgomery expresses his support of government authorities and the need for a "speedy resumption and restoration of civil law and authority."