From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from William Muller to Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, informing the Governor of the suffering along the Sunflower River. Includes head count from Captain Joel Stevens.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Sheriff M. Shannon at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, enclosing a list of those businesspeople in the city who cannot pay the full tax owed.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from R. Shields at Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on his grocery store be waived.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from James Shields at Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on his small family grocery store be waived.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from George M. Mullen at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on his business be waived. Mullen's petition is endorsed by Sheriff E. C. Eggleston, county assessor Richard Hazlewood, and former circuit court clerk George C. Brown.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from M. Shannon at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking about the tax on small grocery stores.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey asking that J. W. Falvey, a disabled former soldier, be relieved from paying taxes on his saloon.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from William C. Noorell at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey asking that Noorell have his taxes remitted. On the reverse, Noorell's petition is endorsed by several citizens including Probate Judge Stephen A. Brown and Sheriff E. C. Eggleston.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from O. Wilcox, a citizen of Lowndes County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on his grocery and whiskey business be remitted. On the reverse, Wilcox's petition is endorsed by circuit court clerk George C. Brown and Sheriff E. C. Eggleston.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from J. L. Moss of Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey asking that his taxes be remitted, as he is a small businessman, and can't afford to pay them.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from N. H. Bradley, a captain in the state troops, in Raymond, Mississippi, concerning a man seeking a military exemption.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Resolutions passed by the citizens of Columbus, Mississippi, concerning the need for more men to join the Confederate Army.