From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Report by judges in Tippah County, Mississippi, certifying election results for officers in the county militia company.

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 J. B. Smith be given a commission to raise a company of cavalry for the militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Edward Pickett, [Sr.], at Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, enclosing a letter to Sharkey from Pickett's son, Edward Pickett, Jr. The enclosed letter from Pickett, Jr., asks Sharkey for a written authorization stating that he is allowed to keep three mules he purchased in Georgia that have United States government brands.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from citizens of Yazoo County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, announcing that they had created a militia cavalry company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from members of the bar in Holmes County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that a district court be established in Lexington, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Doctor W. M. M. Phalen at St. Louis, Missouri, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending Doctor G. M. B. Maughs for a position at the University of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. Goodman, former superintendent of the Mississippi Central Railroad Company at New York City, New York, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, offering his opinions on how the company can be saved.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. F. Shattuck at New York City, New York, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, wishing to sell haversacks for use by the state militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Thomas C. Billups at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for Sharkey's help in recovering some cotton sold by his family to the Confederate government. Billups asks Sharkey to write a letter to United States Secretary of the Treasury endorsing the loyalty of Billups and his sons.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Sheriff O. Metcalfe of Adams County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if cotton grown in Louisiana is subject to the state tax of one dollar per bale.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Sheriff James L. Mayfield of Issaquena County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking Sharkey to appoint Charles J. Hallberg as county probate judge.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from S. R. Fant at Brooksville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the business tax be waived, as he is a wounded veteran trying to get back to his family.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Mayor Kinloch Falconer of Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, asking if his election as mayor was legal.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Sheriff M. Shannon of Warren County, Mississippi, at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, giving a statement of the tax collected from August 26, 1865, to September 9, 1865.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from M. Horton at Lexington, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning local business that have licenses issued by the military authorities.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Lucien M. Beam at Egypt, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that he be allowed to raise a county militia company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from L. W. Graham at New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, requesting a re-appointment as commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. A. Orr at Egypt, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending Lucien M. Bean for command of a state militia company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from George W. Edward at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if town elections can be held.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from F. W. Smith at New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, seeking the patronage of the governor to aid the newspaper for which he works.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Edward Phelan at Brooklyn, New York, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, wishing to sell army haversacks to the state of Mississippi for militia use.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Doctor John T. Hodgen at Saint Louis, Missouri, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, praising Doctor G. M. B. Maughs, who was on the faculty of Missouri Medical College.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from John S. Moore, a doctor at the Missouri Medical College in St. Louis, Missouri, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending Doctor G. W. B. Maughs for a position at the University of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Doctor G. M. B. Maughs at St. Louis, Missouri, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, applying for the position of chair of Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Geology at the University of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Dan R. Russell at Carrollton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending William Saunders for the position of town postmaster. Russell encloses a letter from Saunders to the United States Second Assistant Postmaster General at Washington, District of Columbia, applying for said position. Russell asks for Sharkey's approval of the enclosed application.