Mississippi--Bolivar County · Civil War and Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi · Civil War and Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi

Letter from Superintendent Z. A. Philips to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; April 1, 1869

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Z. A. Philips, Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting authorization to discharge convict Thomas Washington, a Freedman.

Letter from Superintendent Z. A. Philips to O. H. Crandall; November 9, 1869

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Report from Z. A. Philips, Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Jackson, Mississippi, to O. H. Crandall in Jackson, Mississippi, on the escapes of William Bently, Robert Brothers, Frank Watson, Boling Le Parish, and Frank Brady on November 4 and 6.

Telegram from General Nathan Bedford Forrest to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; July 1, 1864

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from Confederate Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest at Tupelo, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, asking Clark to order all available state troops to Tupelo, Mississippi, to meet the United States Army and stating that Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and Little Rock, Arkansas, were reportedly in the possession of the Confederate Army.

Telegram from W. R. Bridges to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; September 1, 1864

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from W. R. Bridges at Grenada, Mississippi, informing Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, that a company has been formed to protect the local area from allegedly "insubordinate" African Americans.

Letter from E. McGehee to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 25, 1863

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from E. McGehee in Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning the capture of his overseer in Bolivar County by the crew of the United States Navy Gunboat Juliet.

Newspaper clipping; Undated

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Newspaper clipping listing Mississippi's state executive and judiciary officers for the year 1859. Included are salaries, terms of office, information on elections, terms of courts, and the times and places that courts are held. (On the obverse, the printed year 1859 is crossed out in two places and the year 1868 notated in pencil on the side).

Letter from L. C. Martin to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 8, 1860

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from L. C. Martin in Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus offering information about an incident in which an African American was killed by M. Davenport.

Letter from W. B. Wilbourn to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus ; April 27, 1861

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. B. Wilbourn in Torrance, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning an investigation of the account books of the Mississippi Central Railroad.

Letter from W. S. Gibson to Mississippi John J. Pettus; May 27, 1861

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Prentiss, Mississippi, by the Board of Police in Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting 300 muskets.

Letter from William P. Givhan to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 5, 1861

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Pontotoc County, Mississippi, from William P. Givhan, a member of the "Pontotoc Dragoons," asking for a discharge. (1st Mississippi Cavalry).

Letter from Willie Lyons to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; February 28, 1863

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Willie Lyons at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking that his overseer, Armistad Taylor, be released from militia duty.

Letter from J. J. Stockard to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 9, 1863

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. J. Stockard at Palo Alto, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, recommending W. H. Baird as a purchasing agent for Washington and Sunflower Counties, Mississippi.

Letter from William Pickett to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 15, 1863

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William Pickett in Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the need to protect the agricultural products being grown in the county for use of the Confederacy.

Letter from Lieutenant W. E. Montgomery to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 12, 1863

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. E. Montgomery, Commander of the Herndon Rangers in Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning local residents trading with the United States Army soldiers.

Letter from R. S. Bowles to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 4, 1863

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. S. Bowles, a member of Captain Forrest's Company at Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the need for troops to protect the Delta from United States Army raids.

Letter from Mrs. William L. Harris to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 13, 1863

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mrs. William L. Harris in Bogue Phalia, Mississippi, informing Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus that the Lieutenants Montgomery and Lawler have been arrested.

Letter from William L. Harris to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 13, 1863

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William L. Harris in Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking if ferrymen on post roads are exempt from military duty.

Letter from S. Easterling to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 28, 1863

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from S. Easterling at Paulding, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, requesting permission to raise a company of cavalry.

Letter from W. L. Davis to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 28, 1863

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. L. Davis at Paulding, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, recommending Simon Easterling to raise a cavalry company.

Letter from W. Z. Stewart to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 23, 1863

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. Z. Stewart in Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, objecting to the removal of the "Herndon Rangers" from the county.

Letter from W. E. Montgomery to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 8, 1863

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Captain W. E. Montgomery in Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the capture of the steamer Allen Collier by his command, the Herndon Rangers.

Telegram from General Gideon J. Pillow to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 21, 1861

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram form Confederate General Gideon J. Pillow in Memphis, Tennessee, informing Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus that the enemy have taken possession of Paducah, Kentucky, and telling him of movements of Mississippi Troops.

Telegram from S. B. Woodruff to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 20, 1861

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from S. B. Woodruff asking Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to have the Wigfall Rifles mustered into service.

Letter from Frank N. Gayden to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; 1865

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Frank N. Gayden at Rosedale, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning a horse he sold during the Civil War that the for which buyer refuses to pay him. Gayden complains that he submitted a writ of replevin to regain the horse, but the circuit court presently has no clerk to process Gayden's request.

Letter from Colonel William E. Bayley to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; September 13, 1865

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Colonel William E. Bayley, provost marshal in Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, giving a report on the actions taken by his militia companies. Bayley also complains that African Americans have allegedly "nearly ceased work" since the arrival of United States Colored Troops.