From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from former Confederate Lieutenant Colonel John D. Williams, 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry at Johnson's Island, Ohio, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for the Governor's help in procuring Williams' release as a prisoner of war.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Petition from the ladies of Harrison County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking for assistance from the state.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Thomas A. Burgin of the 3rd Mississippi Battalion of state troops to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning a petition to have his unit moved closer to home.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Vicksburg, Mississippi, by Confederate Lieutenant Aaron B. Hardcastle, concerning his work mustering in new troops to the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from D. W. Hunt at Liberty, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the expected movement of troops to Natchez, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Gholson, Mississippi, by James N. Jackson, requesting that his name be removed from the roll of Captain Nunn's company.