From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from several citizens of Chickasaw County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning outrages allegedly commited by United States Colored Troops stationed in their community.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. List of charges and specifications by Lieutenant and Provost Marshal T. Horatio Everson, containing charges against William J. Ester for alleged highway robbery of a Charles B. Burwell and alleged larceny of property belonging to a freed African American man named Robert Stokes near Meridian, Mississippi. Included are the names of five witnesses. Attached is a paper with various notes, added in October 1865, by Major W. A. Gordon, Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, and Sharkey's successor Benjamin G. Humphreys. Gordon's note refers Everson's list to Sharkey. Sharkey's notes refer the list to Humphreys, who assumed the governorship on October 16, 1865. Humphreys' note states that Ester will be received by the civil authorities.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Monroe County, Mississippi, to United States President Andrew Johnson, asking Johnson to appoint Dr. R. A. Minnis as postmaster at Aberdeen, Mississippi. On the second page, a note from Minnis indicates that he sent this petition to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that Sharkey endorse and forward the petition to Johnson.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from "loyal citizens" of Scott County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking permission for T. B. Graham to form a militia company for "the protection of the citizens of the county."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from E. W. Wilkerson, postmaster and grocer at West's Station, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on his business be waived. At the bottom of the page, Sheriff Lem Doty of Holmes County, Mississippi, endorses Wilkerson's petition and states that Wilkerson is "permanently crippled in his right-arm." On the reverse, J. A. P. Campbell also endorses Wilkerson's petition.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William F. Lamberth at Corinth, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, seeking permission to raise a militia company in Tishomingo County, Mississippi. At the bottom of the first page and on the reverse, the mayor and several city council members of Corinth endorse Lamberth to raise said company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William F. Poole at Grand Gulf, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, informing Sharkey that his appointment as postmaster for Grand Gulf and Port Gibson, Mississippi, had not arrived.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. S. Cassedy at Meadville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the raising of a militia in Franklin County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. J. Brener and A. L. McKay at Bolton's Depot, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on their business be remitted.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from T. V. Noland at Woodville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, seeking Sharkey's aid in obtaining a job to work while he awaits the reopening of the courts so that he may practice law.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Sheriff W. H. Mangum of Yazoo County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning problems with the collection of taxes. Mangum complains that the county assessor has not completed his assessment and asks what to do.

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 explaining why he cannot take charge of state prisoners without a jail to put them in despite requests from Mayor T. J. Randolph. Shannon asks for Sharkey's help in securing a jail, and states that it is the responsibility of the board of police - which is nonexistent in Warren County - to procure jails for confining prisoners.

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, asking that H. W. Hill be appointed magistrate of Milldale Precinct in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Robert H. Felder, the tax collector of Pike County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking questions in relation to the state tax.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from R. A. Dowty, M. A. C. Kelsh, John Streker, B. Foley, and A. Bell at Fort Adams, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the taxes on their businesses be reduced.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Milton E. Bacon and J. J. Davenport at Okolona, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning supposed need for a local militia in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. Bacon and Davenport seek approval to have former Confederate officer William F. Tucker lead their militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Mayor T. J. Randolph of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the refusal of the county sheriff Marmaduke Shannon to take charge of state prisoners unless he his furnished with a jail to put them in. Randolph reminds Sharkey that state prisoners are currently confined in a small room in which they cannot much longer remain.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Mayor T. J. Randolph of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the refusal of the county sheriff to take charge of state prisoners, and the lack of space for holding those prisoners. Randolph states that prisoners are crowded together in a small room in the city workhouse, and laments that he will have to release them if the "proper authorities" do not take charge of them.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Judge A. K. Smedes at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking Sharkey to authorize the county sheriff to pay Smedes 1/4 salary at $2,000 per annum for acting as judge of the probate court and administering the amnesty oath.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from John W. C. Watson at Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey concerning D. R. Shafer of Baltimore, Maryland, who wants to start a newspaper in Holly Springs. Watson states that he is enclosing a letter from Shafer to Watson. (Enclosed letter not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from John Bobb, Jr., at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, seeking to rent Sharkey's plantation in Warren County, Mississippi, and inquiring about the rental terms.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from John A. Binford, [Sr.], at Duck Hill, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, informing Sharkey that his son, John A. Binford, Jr., wishes to form a company of mounted men for the state militia. Binford complains that African Americans on local plantations are allegedly armed with Enfield rifles, and he suggests that the militia should be authorized confiscate firearms from African American persons.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from James T. Harrison at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey concerning the jurisdiction of district courts. Harrison also discusses congressional elections and whether he, as a candidate for the House of Representatives, and Sharkey, as a candidate for the Senate, will be allowed to take their seats in Congress.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from James E. Broughton at Rodney, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking about the $20,000 clause for confiscation in President Andrew Johnson's amnesty proclamation. Broughton wishes to know whether it applies from the beginning of the Civil War or since the surrender of Confederate forces.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from United States Second Assistant Postmaster General George W. McLellan to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, enclosing advertisements for proposals from individuals interesting in carrying the mail in Mississippi. McLellan asks Sharkey to run the ad in a suitable newspaper. He also states he is enclosing a circular with instructions for the publisher. (Enclosed advertisements and circular not present).