From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Sheriff W. H. Mangum to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, containing correspondance from General H. W. Slocum regarding the bail of G. N. Jordan, as he is very sick and likely to die.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from "loyal citizens" of several Mississippi counties convened at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that a special court be set up at Grenada, Mississippi, to pay claims for cotton and other personal property. The petitioners recommend R. D. McLain to serve as judge.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of DeSoto, Clarke County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that Wilson J. Knight be appointed local postmaster.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that George R. Clayton be appointed Judge of the 6th Judicial District.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Tishomingo County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that Robert A. Hill be appointed county judge.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Hernando, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the business tax of Cornelius Gillespie be waived.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from members of the Mississippi Constitutional Convention at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that Alexander B. Bradford be appointed marshal for his Judicial District.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from Mrs. N. L. Wragg to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the cotton from the estate of her deceased husband David Wragg not be taxed.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from Isaac O. Decastro at Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on his business be remitted. Decastro's petition is sworn before and witnessed by acting justice of the peace Terrence McGowan.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William L. Marsh at Macon, 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 William Giles at Westville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on his pharmacy be remitted.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. S. Gibson in Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking Sharkey to write him a testimonial saying he was opposed to secession before the Civil War. Gibson wishes to use Sharkey's statement in an application for presidential pardon. He also complains about the Freedmen's Bureau. In postscript, Gibson asks Sharkey's advice on whom he can get to present his application to President Andrew Johnson.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Sheriff M. Shannon of Warren County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, requesting written confirmation to pay over the county tax money due.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from United States Secretary of the Interior James Harlan at Washington, District of Columbia, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, transmitting five hundred copies of President Andrew Johnson's amnesty proclamation. Harlan states he is also transmitting copies of Johnson's proclamation appointing provisional governors for the states formerly in rebellion. (Copies of proclamations not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from R. J. Jeffress and W. B. Jeffress at Senatobia, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that they be allowed to skip taking the amnesty oath as they are Nazarenes and their church requires them to take no oaths.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from United States President Andrew Johnson at Washington, District of Columbia, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, urging Sharkey to have the new state constitution extend voting rights to free persons of color who can read the United States constitution and write their names as well as those who own real estate property valued at $150.00 and pay taxes on said property.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from O. J. E. Stuart at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending Thomas D. Morgan for postmaster at Summit, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from N. G. Ford at Red Bluff, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the tax due on a shipment of cotton brought to Red Bluff before the Civil War ended.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from James T. Harrison and Thomas C. Billups at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending L. H. Foster for the office of United States Marshal of the Northern District of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from H. H. Montgomery at Sharon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, complaining about the presence of a United States Colored Troops garrison at Canton, Mississippi. He claims that the garrison's presence makes formerly enslaved persons "unmanageable" and alleges that some African American residents are threatening white residents. Montgomery calls for the removal of the garrison and asks that Sharkey secure arms and ammunition so that white residents can arm themselves.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Major General Peter J. Osterhaus at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning a newspaper notice from former Confederate Army officer Lamar Fontaine that calls for a meeting of citizens in Hinds and Madison Counties, Mississippi, to form an allegedly illegal military organization. Osterhaus asserts that the state is still under military occupation and martial law, and thus no militia organization can be tolerated unless it is under the control of United States Army officers. He assures Sharkey that the troops stationed in Hinds and Madison Counties are sufficient to aid civil authorities in stopping crime, and requests that Sharkey communicate that to Fontaine. (mdah_771-956-05-01, a letter from Sharkey to Osterhaus dated August 22, 1865, is Sharkey's response to this letter).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Ely R. Jones, deputy assessor for Jefferson County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for a bill of instructions.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Daniel W. McInnis in Covington County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if McInnis has to have a presidential pardon because he was a dispenser of spirits and a postmaster under the Confederacy. McInnis states that he was opposed to secession, remained a Unionist throughout the Civil War, and never actually took the oath of office.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Augustus B. Sage at New York City, New York, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, requesting appointment as commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi in New York.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Sheriff A. Taylor of Wayne County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the tax due on a shipment of cotton brought to Wayne County before the Civil War ended.