From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Telegram from William Gordon at Washington, District of Columbia, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the appointment for Assessor and Collector of Internal Revenue for Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Telegram from Sheriff S. F. Kendrick of Monroe County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking what to do about individuals who refuse to pay their taxes.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Telegram from Locke Houston at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if someone who was a member of the Mississippi Legislature during the Civil War is eligible for a seat in the upcoming state convention.

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, asking if magistrates are authorized to administer the amnesty oath.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Telegram from A. Ward at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if a judge of the United States has been appointed for Mississippi yet.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from Eliza Kraus at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that her business tax be refunded, as she fell ill and had to close the establishment. On the reverse, several citizens of Vicksburg endorse Kraus's petition.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. F. at Houston, Mississippi, to Milton E. Bacon, concerning the raising of a local militia company. The author expresses their desire to see United States Army forces withdrawn from the state, and their hope that raising militias will speed said withdrawal. (Damage to the bottom of the page renders the author's surname illegible).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Haden Leavel at Benton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if there is any truth to a rumor about an order from United States President Andrew Johnson. The rumor purports that citizens of South Carolina will be compensated for the financial value of property taken by the federal government. The rumored order, Leavel heard, would include compensation to former slaveholders, as they considered enslaved persons as "property".