From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William M. Pollan, a veteran of the 1st Mississippi Mounted Rifles (United States), at Greensboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, regarding Pollan's election as probate judge and the organization of the militia in Choctaw County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Affidavit of N. J. Gilmer, notarized by Theophilus Harvey, justice of the peace of Lowndes County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning cotton that N. J. Gilmer was allegedly forced to sell to the Confederate States government and Gilmer's application for amnesty. The affidavit is dated July 18, 1865. Attached are additional statements from United States Army Captain Robert S. Richland and other citizens testifying to Holmes' position as a justice and to Gilmer's allegiance to the United States. The appended statements are variously dated July 18 and July 19, 1865.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Verona, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that A. H. Raymond be appointed as commissioner to administer the amnesty oath.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from the citizens and civil officers of Pontotoc County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that he appoint a District Judge and recommending William H. Kilpatrick for the position.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Jones County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that Z. A. Collins be appointed County Probate Judge.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from Lucius R. Wilson of Coffeeville, Mississippi, to United States President Andrew Johnson, transmitted through Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for a presidential pardon. Wilson explains that he was elected sheriff of Yalobusha County and subsequently appointed Confederate States tax collector for the county, thus making him exempt from the benefits of President Johnson's amnesty proclamation. (This petition is the enclosed application for pardon mentioned in mdah_771-955-04-30).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Panola, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that a circuit clerk be appointed to arrange all of the county documents. The petitioners report that the records are disordered due to the "great confusion of papers" caused by the Civil War. The petitioners also recommend John C. Harrison for the appointment as clerk.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from residents of Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending Charles M. Benbrook for constable of district 4.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from A. J. Whitehurst, W. J. Barber, and S. L. Brandon, members of the United States Army 6th Tennessee Cavalry and residents of Tishomingo County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, expressing their concerns that former secessionists will be appointed to county offices. Objecting to being represented by the "very men, who attempted time after time, to hang us", Whitehurst, Barber, and Brandon ask Sharkey to give the authors posts that will allow them to take part in the reconstruction of the state.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. Wallace Davis, a clerk for the United States War Department in Washington, District of Columbia, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for Sharkey's autograph. Davis states that Sharkey's autograph will be included a collection of autographs being compiled "for historical purposes."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. H. Vasser at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending a Mr. Gattman for a pardon.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. H. Smither, former mayor of Oxford, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, requesting that Sharkey order an election to be held for city officials in Oxford.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. F. Dowd at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, introducing Morris Gattman, a former postmaster under the Confederate government. Dowd recommends Gattman for special pardon.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Thomas J. Beck at New Orleans, Louisiana, asking Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey to be appointed commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi in New Orleans.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from T. A. Marshall and W. Brooke to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey concerning the shooting of a freedman by Joseph L. Jackson, his former enslaver.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from S. L. Hirsh at Vaiden, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning his election as mayor of the town of Vaiden.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Richard Nelson in Carrollton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, introducing his friend, Mr. Hanks. Nelson notes that Mr. Hanks will be applying to Sharkey for "certain privileges" and asks that Sharkey grant Hanks a favor.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from R. A. Hill at Rienzi, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the need for a county sheriff.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from O. C. Eiland at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that Eiland's son be appointed collector of federal taxes for the county.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Lucius R. Wilson in Coffeeville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey enclosing his application for pardon and expressing his desire to resume his job as sheriff of Yalobusha County, Mississippi. (Enclosed application is mdah_771-955-04-19).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Lock E. Houston at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending Lieutenant H. H. Dalton, late of the Confederate Navy, for a pardon.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Probate Judge Thomas H. Davis at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if the amnesty oath can be taken under protest.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Probate Judge Thomas H. Davis at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the pardon application for Mr. Morris Gattman.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Probate Judge I. W. Scarborough in Kosciusko, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if justices of the peace can administer the amnesty oath, if elections will be held soon, and if ministers who have not applied for amnesty can perform marriages.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Joseph Regan at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, asking that Sharkey appoint D. A. Parker justice of the peace for the 3rd police district of Claiborne County, Mississippi.