From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from D. F. Constantine at Shuqualak, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning ownership of a double-barrel shotgun

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate Captain Constantine Rea at Marion, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus concerning a group of his men who deserted while at Fort Pickens, Florida.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from B. Day at Shuqualak, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus concerning payment of a clothing account for the "Quitman Light Infantry."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from members of the "Quitman Light Infantry" to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting reimbursement for monies spent on uniforms.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Constantine Rea in Marion, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting assistance in obtaining a commission in the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Livingston Mims in Mobile, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the movement of Mississippi troops to Pensacola, Florida.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Constantine Rea at Pensacola, Florida, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the arms used by the "Lauderdale Rifles." (Company F, 46th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James Whitfield in Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting arms for the "Southrons," a local militia company (Company D, 10th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William A. McClure to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting a cannon for the Quitman Light Infantry, a militia unit being raised in the town of Shuqualak, Mississippi.