From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from William M. Pollan at Greensboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, stating that he and others are not trying to keep a secret organization but that they wish to replace some disloyal office holders in Choctaw County, Mississippi. Attached is a petition from the clerk of the probate court of the county, listing the positions Pollan and his associates wish to replace.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William M. Pollan in Greensboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning his efforts to organize a Union League militia in Choctaw County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from E. E. Moody at Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking Sharkey to help him collect money from the federal government because United States Army troops had allegedly occupied and used his blacksmith shop without providing promised compensation.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Telegram from Probate Judge George S. Pace at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if justices of the peace can administer the amnesty oath.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Telegram from J. Fort at Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, informing him that his dispatch had been received, and he had notified the sheriff.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from H. J. Reeves at Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, expressing his desire to remain as postmaster of the town, a position to which he was appointed by military authorities in the aftermath of the Civil War. On the reverse, Reeves's petition is endorsed by multiple citizens of Brandon.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter written in French to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for information about Sharkey to be used in a biographical book of important persons.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from an unidentified writer at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, complaining that all of the county officers are former secessionists.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William M. Pollan to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey concerning his efforts to organize a pro-Union militia in Choctaw County, Mississippi. (Including rosters of all the militia in Choctaw County)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Thomas A. Watkins at Winona, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if Watkins can hold some cotton he attached that belonged to the Confederate States government before the surrender.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Sheriff W. M. Haley of Copiah County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if he can appoint deputies and if he can administer the amnesty oath.

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, complaining that he needs deputies to help him carry out his assigned duties. Taylor particularly wishes to hire guards to aid in the attachment of cotton. Beyond attachment orders, he states that much of his work is executing warrants against African Americans for larceny. Taylor also complains that the United States Army troops camping on the county courthouse grounds have rendered him no assistance and have allegedly caused harm to the grounds.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Samuel Watson at Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending Professor Edward T. Fristoe for a chair at the University of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Lieutenant Sampson Plato, provost marshal in Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, transmitting the oaths of amnesty that he administered.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from R. Y. Rew and Company at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the state tax due on their business be remitted.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from R. S. Pryor at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, seeking appointment to the office of collector of customs. In a postscript, Pryor adds that "Dr. Brichett's" family are well.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Nathaniel B. Robertson at Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the people in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, who were loyal to the United States during the Civil War.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, to Major General Henry W. Slocum, concerning the arrest of D. O. Merwin in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Mayor R. D. McLane of Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning licenses for retail whiskey shops.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Mary D. Loving at Carrollton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for Sharkey's recommendation of a residence to buy in Jackson, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from M. F. Pleasants, a pardon clerk in the United States Attorney General's Office at Washington, District of Columbia, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, acknowledging receipt of petitions for pardon that Sharkey forwarded to the President Andrew Johnson. Pleasants states that the office has yet to receive Sharkey's recommendations in regard to each petition, and that President Johnson will not act on the petitions without Sharkey's opinions.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Mayor Levi Donald of Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking how civil law can be established in the city.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Probate Judge R. A. Hill of Jacinto, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, concerning the effort to have all of the county officers take the amnesty oath.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Probate Judge John A. Hancock at Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, enclosing the amnesty oaths that he administered to the officials of DeSoto County, Mississippi. (Enclosed oaths not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Probate Judge A. K. Smedes at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, enclosing the oath of office of J. C Harwood, a circuit clerk of Warren County, Mississippi. (Enclosed oath not present).