From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from E. Lloyd of the Lloyd Map Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing a quote for a map of the United States.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Robert Kells, superintendent of the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, seeking permission to trade cotton to the United States for supplies needed by his patients.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Enterprise, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the business tax be waived for the town. The petitioners state that Enterprise was mostly destroyed during General William T. Sherman's military campaign in February 1864. They further state that many citizens had only Confederate money on hand after the Confederacy's surrender, and have had to borrow money to start businesses in hopes of providing for their families.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from John Wilson of Madison County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, requesting a pardon for his conviction for selling liquor illegally. Wilson believes he is illegally imprisoned and wants to appeal for his freedom by habeas corpus. On the third page, a note from Franklin Smith states that Wilson cannot write but that Wilson's nephew signed the petition on his behalf.