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Letter from C. H. Rockwell to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 5, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from C. H. Rockwell in Cincinnati, Ohio to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, on behalf of the office of the lighthouse inspector requesting that Ames addresses legislature about protecting the light houses on the Mississippi River.
Letter from Henry B. Whitfield to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; October 29, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Henry B. Whitfield to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, claiming that a fair election cannot be held in the 7th Judicial District due to voter intimidation.
Letter from J. H. Pierce to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; July 16, 1874
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from J. H. Pierce to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, requesting rations for sufferers along the Tombigbee River.
Letter from John Duncan to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; October 1, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from John Duncan, a trustee of the Mississippi Institution for the Blind in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, containing copies of the annual report of the school's board of trustees and the annual report of the school's superintendent.
Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, recommending A. G. Mayers for appointment as a commissioner to visit and provide relief to Mississippi soldiers held in prisoner of war camps.
Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; April 24, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens of Noxubee County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, protesting against the impressment of their mules for government service.
Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; Undated
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, recommending W. D. Lyles be appointed a commissioner to visit prisoner of war camps where Mississippians were being held.
Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, recommending James R. Bowles be appointed a commissioner to visit prisoner of war camps in where Mississippians were being held.
Tax document of Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 31, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Tax in kind document showing how much produce Mississippi Governor Charles Clark has paid as his part of the tax.
Letter from William H. Vasser to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 3, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from William H. Vasser at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, applying for the job of commissioner to distribute funds to Mississippi soldiers held as prisoners of war by the United States.
Letter from Hezekiah W. Foote to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 4, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Hezekiah W. Foote at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, requesting an appointment as commissioner for the relief of Mississippi soldiers held as prisoners of war by the United States.
Letter from E. S. Fisher to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 14, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from E. S. Fisher at Long Beach, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the seizure of private property by the Confederate government without compensation.
Incomplete letter from B. F. Arthur to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark with enclosures; November 12, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Incomplete letter from B. F. Arthur, the private secretary of South Carolina Governor Milledge Luke Bonham, at Columbia, South Carolina, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, enclosing copies of correspondence between Bonham and Confederate Secretary of the Treasury George Trenholm. (Letter and enclosures are damaged).
Report from John Duncan to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; October 1, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Annual report from John Duncan at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, on the operations of the Mississippi Institution for the Blind.
Letter from W. H. Dameron to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; September 30, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from W. H. Dameron in the office of Mississippi Chief Commissary at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the exemption request of Albany J. Wright.
Application of S. J. Harper; August 4, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Application of S. J. Harper of Stubb's Cavalry Battalion, in Simpson County, Mississippi, to be detailed as a blacksmith.
Letter from Robert S. Hudson to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; June 13, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Robert S. Hudson at Edinburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning his proposal to force county officials to aid in arresting alleged Confederate Army deserters.
Letter from Superintendent John L. Power to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; May 7, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Major John L. Power, superintendent of Army Records for Mississippi State Troops at Mobile, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking for his commission and an application to the Confederate Secretary of War for travel permits and other papers.
Letter from F. S. Blount; May 14, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from the office of Chief Impressment Agent F. S. Blount at Mobile, Alabama, concerning the impressment of enslaved persons to work in the city.
Letter from F. S. Avent to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; May 17, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from F. S. Avent at the office of the Chief Agent of Impressment at Mobile, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, concerning the regulations regarding the impressment of enslaved persons. (Avent states he is attaching a copy of said regulations, but the document is not present).
Letter from Judge Advocate R. J. Morgan to General Leonidas Polk; April 30, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Judge Advocate R. J. Morgan at Demopolis, Alabama, to Confederate Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk, offering an opinion on the legality of trading cotton with the United States Army.
Letter from J. D. Burch and J. B. Milroy to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 27, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from J. D. Burch and J. B. Milroy at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, proposing to supply the state of Mississippi with 40,000 pairs of wool and cotton cards in accordance with an act of the Mississippi Legislature on December 9th, 1863.
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.
Letter from Quartermaster General A. M. West to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 23, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from A. M. West, Quartermaster General of the Mississippi Militia, at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning a legislative act to supply Mississippi soldiers in both the Militia and Confederate service with shoes and clothing. West states that he wrote to Confederate Quartermaster General Alexandar Lawton regarding the act, and that he is enclosing Lawton's reply. (Enclosed reply not present).
Letter from H. M. Thompson to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 21, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from H. M. Thompson, commander of the Yazoo Rangers, at Yazoo City, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, complaining that some of his men had been arrested and conscripted.