From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Report from A. J. Gillespie at the Auditor's office at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, giving the financial transactions of the state from November 1, 1863, to December 31, 1864.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Colonel John McGuirk of the Third Mississippi Cavalry at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the service of Brigadier General Christopher Mott in the Mississippi Militia in 1861.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Eugene W. Hilgard, the state geologist of Mississippi, at Oxford, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the publication of his report on the geology of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from former Mississippi State Treasurer Shields L. Hussey at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, seeking an appointment to a state office. Hussey discusses his own loyalty, stating his opposition to secession in 1851, the fact that he has not voted in any major election since secession in 1861, and his approval of the abolition of slavery.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Nathaniel B. Robertson at Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the people in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, who were loyal to the United States during the Civil War.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from O. Davis, a member of the Mississippi secession convention, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey recommending to him that Union men in Mississippi who served in the United States Army not be allowed to hold office.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Probate Judge Isaac W. Scarborough at Kosciusko, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, requesting a re-appointment as county probate judge, a position he has held for three successive terms. Scarborough is fifty years old, in poor health, and has six children to care for.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from James S. Prestidge in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, requesting Sharkey's help to obtain a pardon for his law partner, John T. Lamkin, as Prestidge had pressured Lamkin into an office that would have him, a Unionist Whig, replace a secessionist, but denied him amnesty benefits. Prestidge also reluctantly asks for an office position, as he is in need of money.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from R. A. Hill at Jacinto, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, giving a statement on the conditions of the county officers and asking what course to pursue in regards to their allegiance.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Two letters from Joseph W. Field to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the need to have Union men in state government offices and Field's own loyalty to the United States during the Civil War. In the first letter, Field states that he is enclosing letters from friends. In the second letter, Field states that he is enclosing a letter from his brother-in-law who seeks an introduction to Sharkey. (Enclosed letters not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from the Land Office at Columbus, Mississippi, concerning funds on hand collection before the state left the Union.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Resolutions from citizens of Sunflower County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus calling on Mississippi citizens to pledge part of their cotton crop to buy bonds.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from the citizens of Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus from the "Mississippi Rangers," about their call into active service. (Company B, 17th Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from A. E. Lewis in West Pascagoula, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting arms so that a local militia can be formed to protect the coast.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Charles D. Fontaine in Pontotoc, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking if he can resign from his military company and join another company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from O. C. Dease in Paulding, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a pardon for David Rives.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. D. Hadenat at the land office in Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the sale of public lands.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from F. G. Baldwin at the land office in Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus enclosing the bond taken out by Baldwin as required by state law for his job.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Jno. E. Butler in Linden, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting a copy of the proceedings of the Mississippi Secession Convention.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from the Sergeant at Arms of the Mississippi Secession Convention W. J. Westbrook to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking if the "West Point Grays" have been called up.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. C. McPhail in Fayette, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning employment opportunities with the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Charles B. New in Rodney, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the dangers Northern flatboat crews pose to News' plantation, Buena Vista.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from A. B. Dilworth to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning Unionist sentiment in Tishomingo County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Petition from 56 members of the state secession convention to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking him to delay the execution of some African Americans.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Report from Mississippi secession commissioner William L. Harris to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus enclosing a copy of his address to the Georgia legislature.