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Telegram from Secretary of War James A. Seddon to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; April 12, 1864

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from the Confederate Secretary of War James A. Seddon at Richmond, Virginia, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning legislation dealing with trading with the United States Army.

Voucher from Southwestern Telegraph Company to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 2, 1864

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Voucher from Southwestern Telegraph Company to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, listing the cost of telegrams made through the Southwestern Telegraph Company in January 1864.

Letter from J. W. Clapp to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 2, 1862

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. W. Clapp in Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, requesting authorization to raise a partisan ranger company.

Letter from Laurence Johnson to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; July 3, 1862

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Laurence Johnson at Abbeville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a partisan company raised in Marshall County, Mississippi.

Letter from G. W. Humphreys to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 16, 1862

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from G. W. Humphreys at Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, sending his resignation as a captain of the 4th Mississippi Infantry State Troops.

Letter from A. Q. Withers to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; February 1, 1863

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from A. Q. Withers in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning his efforts to enlist men in North Mississippi for the Mississippi State Militia.

Telegram from J. M. Bradley to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 11, 1861

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from J. M. Bradley in Louisville, Mississippi, asking Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to authorize Confederate Captain Watson to muster in a company at Webster, Mississippi.

Telegram from G. D. Moore to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 27, 1863

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from G. D. Moore in Macon, Mississippi, asking Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus if Confederate Colonel Watson has received communication from the Commissioners of Alabama.

List of charges from Southwestern Telegraph Company to Mississippi State Quartermaster Absolom M. West; May1862

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. List of charges from the Southwestern Telegraph Company to Mississippi State Quartermaster Absolom M. West, for telegrams sent in May 1862.

Letter from Mrs. A. N. Edmonds to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 1, 1865

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Mrs. A. N. Edmonds in Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for his help to get her son and brother out of the Fort Warren prisoner of war camp. Edmonds' brother General John W. Frazer was a former Confederate.

Receipt from J. R. Robinson to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 2, 1864

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Receipt to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark for the payment of $248.12 for telegram charges for the month of February 1864.

Letter from General Samuel J. Gholson to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; April 16, 1864

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Major General Samuel J. Gholson at Tupelo, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning his efforts to check the alleged raids made by Unionists and Confederate Army deserters in north Mississippi.

Letter from Secretary of War James A. Seddon to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 26, 1864

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Secretary of War James A. Seddon at Richmond, Virginia, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the conscription of state troops into the Confederate Army.

Receipt from J. R. Cobourn to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 11, 1865

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Receipt from J. R. Cobourn given to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark for payment of bills from the South-Western Telegraph Company for telegrams sent in November and December of 1864.

Letter from R. W. Memminger to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 28, 1863

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. W. Memminger, an aid to Confederate General John C. Pemberton, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the impressment act.

Telegram from General James R. Chalmers to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 16, 1863

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Confederate General James R. Chalmers in Panola, Mississippi, asking if Captain Watson can mount his company and fill it up.

Ration return of Assistant Adjutant General W. A. Gordon; July 16, 1865

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Assistant Adjutant General W. A. Gordon, requesting rations to be issued for enlisted men on duty as clerks at the Headquarters District of Mississippi at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is also approved by Gordon, by order of Major General Peter J. Osterhaus, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

Catalogue of the Library of the State of Mississippi; January 1865

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Catalog entitled "Catalogue of the Library of the State of Mississippi" listing the holdings of the Mississippi State Library as of January 1865. The catalog contains alphabetized lists of legal reports from various states, elementary and miscellaneous law texts, legal codes, governmental documents from the United States and the individual states, and historical and literary texts. (This document is the enclosed catalog mentioned in mdah_768-950-05-05).

Letter from W. D. Holden to Mississippi Governor Benjamin G. Humphreys; October 23, 1865

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Humphreys Collection. Letter from W. D. Holden to Mississippi Governor Benjamin G. Humphreys, writing to congratulate the Mississippi Governor Benjamin G. Humphreys, on his election and inauguration, also asking for assistance in obtaining a pardon from the President of the United States.

Letter from J. L. Kennard to Mississippi Governor Benjamin G. Humphreys; February 23, 1866

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Humphreys Collection. Letter from J. L. Kennard to Mississippi Governor Benjamin G. Humphreys informing the Mississippi Governor that he is in receipt of his letter concerning a Miss. Leslie. Kennard also states that Miss Leslie case has been probated. Her money awaits her, and she should come at once to receive it.

Letter from Jane M. Fry to Mississippi Governor Benjamin G. Humphreys; August 16, 1866

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Humphreys Collection. Letter from Jane M. Fry in Copiah County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Benjamin G. Humphreys, writing to Humphreys requesting to use his name as reference for the purpose of establishing a school for females. Fry also explains the purpose and design of the proposed school.

Letter from H. Gardner to Mississippi Governor Benjamin G. Humphreys; May 16, 1866

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Humphreys Collection. Letter from H. Gardner to Mississippi Governor Benjamin G. Humphreys, acknowledging receipt of the Mississippi Governor's communication requesting the freedmen school houses located on the State Penitentiary grounds be removed. H. Gardner, also, requests that these schools not be moved until after the close of the current school season.

Letter from W. Cothran to H. J. Allen; May 8, 1877

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Stone Collection. Letter from W. Cothran to H. J. Allen, sending bill for holding court for another judge.

Petition from several Citizens of West Point, Mississippi and others to Mississippi Governor John M. Stone; April 30, 1878

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Stone Collection. Petition from several citizens of West Point, Mississippi and others to Mississippi Governor John M. Stone, asking for a pardon for C. L. Bates.

Letter from William Ayers to Mississippi Governor John M. Stone; October 6, 1878

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Stone Collection. Letter from William Ayers in Ashland, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor John M. Stone, correcting the name for Cole Scott from Coleman and Copeland.