From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. Lowry and S. A. Prewett of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, stating that they have lost much property during United States Army General William T. Sherman's raid, and asking that their taxes be remitted.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from A. C. Edwards in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that his taxes be remitted as he lost most of his property during United States Army Lieutenant General William T. Sherman's raid in February 1864.