From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from W. M. Crawford in Vaiden, Mississippi, asking if his resignation has been acted upon.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Meriman Pound at Mooresville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting permission to collect state owned weapons being held by citizens in Itawamba County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Pound Meriman in Mooresville, Mississippi, requesting that the "Mooresville Darts," (Company B, 1st Mississippi Infantry) be mustered into service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Itawamba County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus announcing the officers of the "Mooresville Darts," (Company B, 1st Mississippi Infantry).