From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Rodney, Mississippi, concerning Jefferson W. Cook, arrested for allegedly fomenting a slave revolt in Jefferson County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W[illiam] L. Towner, Captain of the "Lake Rebels," to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a diffulty in mustering his men into service (Company E, 6th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. W. Stevens in Ripley, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning his attempt to raise a company of artillery.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. McCallen in Handsboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus complaining that the "Coast Rangers" had not been mustered into service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John W. Thompson in Ripley, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting pardons for Samuel Williams and Robert Jones.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. B. Hancock in Marion County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus explaining the sentiment for secession among the citizens of the county.