From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from David Reid at Macon, Georgia, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, requesting an appointment as commissioner from Mississippi. Reid states that he is enclosing a recommendation from Georgia Governor Joseph E. Brown. (Enclosed recommendation not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from Confederate Lieutenant Colonel R. M. Cuyler at Macon, Georgia, to Colonel J. M. Kennard, stating that General Smith has orders from Georgia Governor Joseph E. Brown to hold the arms for the militia.