From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. A private and confidential letter from B. L. Moore to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, regarding the behavior of the citizens of the area of Meridian, Mississippi, and why he had not been able to visit to discuss political official appointments and renewals.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Unsigned letter from a Confederate Brigadier General (possibly Wirt Adams) at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, concerning the execution of alleged Confederate Army deserters and alleged thieves and "outlaws" in Yazoo County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi Attorney General T. J. Wharton at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the exemption of L. A. Ragsdale from Confederate military service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Colonel William N. Brown of the 20th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, in Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, reporting on his regiment's raid into Jones County, Mississippi, to hunt alleged Confederate deserters, as well as the need for cotton and wool cards for the citizens. (Brown states that he is enclosing a horse comb made by the struggling widow of a Confederate soldier. Enclosed item not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from E. E. Lee and several citizens of Kemper County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that A. J. Lee be released after being arrested for alleged disloyalty.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from B. F. Moore Jr., a former slaveholder, at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, refusing to take the amnesty oath. Moore states that he has always been a loyal Unionist who never willingly aided the Confederacy. He complains about the emancipation of enslaved persons, claiming that said persons are his "property" and that the government cannot take them from a loyal citizen without financial compensation. Moore believes that taking the amnesty oath would amount to admitting to treason and thus to waiving his claims for financial compensation.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letters from J. H. Maury in Port Gibson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, complaining that United States Army troops were allegedly stealing cotton from private citizens. Maury also alleges that much of the cotton has been embezzled.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Printed letter from Major General O. O. Howard, head of the Freedmen's Bureau in Washington, District of Columbia, offering advice to the assistant commissioners of the Freedmen's Bureau in the aftermath of the Civil War. The assistant commissioners are told to put faith in their government and follow all orders, and to not be excessive with military law. Howard declares that all assistant commissioners are vital to the progression past slavery.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Report from J. S. Neal, 2nd Regiment, Mississippi State Troops, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, relating how he and some of his men were captured.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. C. Falkner, Commander of the 1st Mississippi Regiment, Partisan Rangers, to Jacob Thomson, concerning his efforts to raise the regiment.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Colonel W. C. Falkner of the 1st Mississippi Partisan Rangers at Pontotoc, Mississippi, to Colonel Thomson, concerning the organization of his regiment.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Charles D. Fontaine at Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning people living near Pontotoc, Mississippi, who support the United States government.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Govenor Pettus Collection. Letter from Edward P. Jones, a member of the Legislature at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a bill to draft men between sixteen and sixty.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from members of a local militia unit at Lexington, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, protesting that they are being ordered out of their home county.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Captain Rice at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning Samuel Jackson, who was arrested for treason and desertion.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from G. R. Fall in Washington County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning the necessity of using guerrillas against the United States Navy gunboats on the Mississippi River.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Pearl River, Mississippi, concerning the need for Confederate military troops on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Captain Newton J. Beckett in Aberdeen, Mississippi, concerning the service of the Confederate "Buttahatchie Riflemen" in Kentucky.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Columbus, Mississippi, by W. N. Munroe, informing Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus that the "Columbus Light Artillery" was unable to muster for service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from L. J. McCormick in Lauderdale Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus stating the South will be punished for the wrongs it had done him.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Isaac Newton Brown, who just resigned from the U.S. Navy, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus relating how he came home to Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Resolution from James Birney of Michigan stating that it tenders to the U. S. government its military power and resources.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Wisconsin Governor Alexander W. Randall to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus sending joint resolution of the Wisconsin legislature pledging to defend and preserve the Union.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Minnesota Governor Alex Ramsey to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus transmitting a copy of a resolution from the Minnesota legislature.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Spencer Adams in Marengo County, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the secession of Mississippi from the Union and quoting from a separate letter that Adams received from a former member of Congress.