From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from William H. Garland to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, recommending Reverend William Hoover for Superintendent of Pike County, Mississippi, schools with a newspaper article attached.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from A. B. Betts to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, concerning Betts's appointment to the Board of Supervisors in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, and his concerns with taking the oath of office as prescribed by law. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Betts's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Anderson Rutland to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, recounting the events of how he was first imprisoned during the Civil War for horse theft and how he came to be released, only to be rearrested. He is asking Alcorn to review his case to see if his second arrest was legal in hopes that Alcorn would order his release.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. W. C. Watson, a former Confederate senator, at Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, congratulating him on being named provisional governor and asking his help in obtaining a federal amnesty.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Certificate of loyalty for Charles B. Ames of Macon, Mississippi, stating that he was opposed to secession and never departed from his loyalty to the United States government. The certificate is signed by United States Army Captain W. W. Wheatley, provost marshal.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William M. Pollan, a veteran of the 1st Mississippi Mounted Rifles (United States), at Greensboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, regarding Pollan's election as probate judge and the organization of the militia in Choctaw County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Affidavit of N. J. Gilmer, notarized by Theophilus Harvey, justice of the peace of Lowndes County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning cotton that N. J. Gilmer was allegedly forced to sell to the Confederate States government and Gilmer's application for amnesty. The affidavit is dated July 18, 1865. Attached are additional statements from United States Army Captain Robert S. Richland and other citizens testifying to Holmes' position as a justice and to Gilmer's allegiance to the United States. The appended statements are variously dated July 18 and July 19, 1865.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Ira McDowell at Greensboro, Mississippi, to Colonel Otto Funke, commander of the United States Army post at Grenada, Mississippi. In his letter, dated June 22, 1865, McDowell warns Funke that secessionist men are attempting to take power by seeking appointments to vacant offices in the local government of Choctaw County, Mississippi. McDowell asks Funke to telegraph Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey about this matter, as Funke believes that said men are on their way to Jackson, Mississippi, to present a petition for appointments to Sharkey. Attached is a note from Colonel Funke to Sharkey, dated June 23, 1865, in which Funke refers McDowell's letter to the governor with the request that Sharkey consult "the large number of Union men" in Choctaw County about the appointment of civil officers.

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.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from T. G. Brooking at Boonville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, complaining about local citizens taking their cotton to Tennessee and trading it to the United States Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from R. C. Webb in Lafayette County, Mississippi, to United States President Andrew Johnson, asking for a pardon and enclosing a letter from R. C. Webb's brother to Johnson, advocating on his behalf. The enclosed letter from William H. Webb at Cincinnati, Ohio, to Johnson, dated September 16, 1865, endorses R. C. Webb's petition and speaks to his loyalty.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. R. Dodge with the Department of Agriculture in Washington, District of Columbia, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking about the payment of taxes on land in Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from H. W. Noe at Verona, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, requesting the appointment to postmaster of the city. Enclosed is a petition from the citizens of Verona, Mississippi, supporting Noe's appointment.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. S. Gibson in Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking Sharkey to write him a testimonial saying he was opposed to secession before the Civil War. Gibson wishes to use Sharkey's statement in an application for presidential pardon. He also complains about the Freedmen's Bureau. In postscript, Gibson asks Sharkey's advice on whom he can get to present his application to President Andrew Johnson.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Daniel W. McInnis in Covington County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if McInnis has to have a presidential pardon because he was a dispenser of spirits and a postmaster under the Confederacy. McInnis states that he was opposed to secession, remained a Unionist throughout the Civil War, and never actually took the oath of office.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Thomas A. Cocke at Charleston, Mississippi, to United States President Andrew Johnson, seeking to get back property taken by the United States Army during the Civil War.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from T. V. Noland at Woodville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, seeking Sharkey's aid in obtaining a job to work while he awaits the reopening of the courts so that he may practice law.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from James E. Broughton at Rodney, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking about the $20,000 clause for confiscation in President Andrew Johnson's amnesty proclamation. Broughton wishes to know whether it applies from the beginning of the Civil War or since the surrender of Confederate forces.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Sarah F. Buckner to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for Sharkey's aid in obtaining a presidential pardon.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from S. V. Hughston at French Camp, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, requesting Sharkey's aid in obtaining a pardon.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Two letters from J. P. Harrison at New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey. In the first letter, dated August 10, 1865, Harrison asks Sharkey to write to President Andrew Johnson on his behalf. Enclosed is a second, printed letter dated August 8, 1865, in which Harrison gives notice that the firm of J. P. Harrison and Sons will resume their cotton factorage and commission business.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. R. Smith at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for an appointment as postmaster at Meridian, Mississippi. Smith had previously served as a soldier in the Confederate Army, but has since taken the loyalty oath to the United States of America.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from James B. McLelland at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning cotton purchased by David Wragg before his death.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Thomas Rigby at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for Sharkey's help for residents of the city who have had property seized by the government.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from former Mississippi State Treasurer Shields L. Hussey at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, seeking an appointment to a state office. Hussey discusses his own loyalty, stating his opposition to secession in 1851, the fact that he has not voted in any major election since secession in 1861, and his approval of the abolition of slavery.