From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Hamilton Cooper at Decatur, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that the state government send in troops to break up and arrest the band of alleged Confederate Army deserters operating in the county.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from Yalobusha County, Mississippi, officials that S. B. Hartley is qualified to be dispenser of spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from S. B. Hartley, a disabled Confederate veteran at Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, asking permission to trade cotton with the United States Army to buy supplies. On the reverse are two statements in support of Hartley. The first, dated July 13, 1864, is from R. D. McLare, mayor of Grenada, and T. M. Hawkins, endorsing Hartley's character. The second, dated July 14, 1864, is from Captain T. R. Shearon, confirming that Hartley was discharged from Confederate service by a medical board.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Henry A. Garvey in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking to trade war material for cotton.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Rufus R. Rhodes at Richmond, Virginia to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking that Pettus find a job for Samuel C. Fisher, a refugee from New Orleans, Louisiana.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from F. Moore at Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning his desire to give up his post as a surgeon to take a commission in the 1st Mississippi Regiment.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Francis A. Wolff in Tippah County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking authority to raise a company of partisan rangers.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from C. G. Armistead at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus introducing Confederate Captain William Collins of the 15th Mississippi Infantry, who wished to raise a company for state service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. H. Powell at Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking for a military exemption until spring to take care of his family's farms.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Robert C. Spohn, a Sergeant in the 9th Mississippi Infantry at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking a commission so that he can better take care of his family.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John Jackson at Pleasant Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking a military exemption for his son Robert, who was wounded and captured at the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from M. C. Cummings in Fulton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, recommending Alfred P. Gaither for a provost marshal's position.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. S. Nehul at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, complaining about the partisan rangers in De Soto County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate Colonel William H. Bishop, Commander of the 7th Mississippi Infantry, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus presenting to the state the flag carried by the regiment at the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. L. Skyes at Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, requesting conscripts to replace the losses in the 5th Mississippi Infantry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate Captain H. C. Robinson at Wahalak Station, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the movement of the county militia to Columbus, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. M. Heard at Lauderdale Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting a military exemption for F. S. Kemp, an overseer.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate Colonel Thomas W. White to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus seeking soldiers for the 9th Mississippi Infantry to make good the losses in the regiment.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate Captain Felix Hughes at Corinth, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus submitting a statement on the current condition of the 22nd Mississippi Infantry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Moses Vaughan, a wounded soldier of the 6th Mississippi Infantry, at Forest, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus concerning conscription for the Confederate Army.