From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Captain H. C. Moore in Tippah County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning efforts by pro-Confederate citizens to have his Union militia disbanded.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from Lambert Moore, a formerly enslaved person, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey protesting having to pay taxes on money earned while he was an enslaved person.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William J. Keller, tax assessor of Wilkinson County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, giving his report on the collection of taxes in Wilkinson County.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. S. Nimocks at Newton Station, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on his business be remitted.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. H. Wilburn, tax assessor of DeSoto County, Mississippi, at Hernando, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning his resignation from office, as he is moving to Memphis, Tennessee.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Thomas A. Cocke at Charleston, Mississippi, to United States President Andrew Johnson, seeking to get back property taken by the United States Army during the Civil War.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Sheriff E. C. Eggleston of Lowndes County, Mississippi, at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, explaining that his tax report will be late because he is in the middle of a re-election campaign.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Sheriff C. Lindsey of Choctaw County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, reporting that he has collected no taxes as the Tax Assessor has made no return.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Sheriff A. B. Carson of Washington County, Mississippi, at Greenville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, informing Sharkey that his report on the taxes collected in the county will be late.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from George W. McLellan, United States Second Assistant Postmaster General, at Washington, District of Columbia, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, enclosing an advertisement inviting proposals for carrying the United States mail. (Enclosed advertisement not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Lieutenant Colonel R. S. Donaldson, Acting Assistant Commissioner for the Freedmen's Bureau, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, enclosing an official copy of a letter on instructions and general orders Number 8 from Colonel Samuel Thomas. (Enclosed copy of letter not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Lieutenant Colonel R. S. Donaldson, Assistant Commissioner of the Freedman's Bureau, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey enclosing circular #13 from General O. O. Howard.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from John Shanks, tax assessor of Clarke County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning his assessment for the county on the property purchased during the war.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from John C. Hamblen at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, giving his return of cotton assessments in Madison County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. S. Vaughan at Rodney, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that James Smith of the 3rd Texas Cavalry be released from jail, as he was arrested for refusing to give up his horse and pistol to United States Army Lieutenant Lahone, whom Smith apparently mistook for a robber. Attached are reports from several United States Army officers, which explain that Smith has since been released but has yet to reclaim his horse, money, and pistol.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. M. Gillis at Union Church, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for information about how to raise county militia companies.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from H. B. Evans, S. French, and H. Tolles, members of a committee of Capitol Lodge Number 11, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking Sharkey to help get the federal government hospital out of their lodge space in the city hall.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from George A. Smythe, the city clerk of Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, enclosing an extract from the minutes of the board of mayor and aldermen.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from E. A Rollins, acting Commissioner of the United States Treasury Department, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, informing Sharkey that the oaths of office and allegiance for A. H. Hall and Alonzo G. Mayers had been received.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Colonel Samuel Thomas, Assistant Commissioner for the Freedmen's Bureau at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the re-establishment of civil courts in Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from B. B. Martin at Decatur, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, enclosing the petition of his son, S. R. Martin. (Enclosed petition not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Alex Montgomery at Yazoo City, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that Sharkey send another letter to the United States President Andrew Johnson and United States Attorney General James Speed about Montgomery's property in New Orleans, as the first one was lost.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. T. Otto, Acting Secretary of the Interior, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the claim of R. S. Pryor of Warren County, Mississippi.