From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Clarence Cullers to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, recommending Lee Jarvis to collect delinquent revenues in Union County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from William M. Pollan at Greensboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, stating that he and others are not trying to keep a secret organization but that they wish to replace some disloyal office holders in Choctaw County, Mississippi. Attached is a petition from the clerk of the probate court of the county, listing the positions Pollan and his associates wish to replace.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from W. H. DeRochemont to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames for pardon of Richard Gillum, convicted of forgery.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for a pardon for Joseph M. Wilson, who was convicted of forgery. Recommendation against pardon from the District Attorney is included.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from William Vannenson to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn that he is discharging his current Deputy Sheriff of Lawrence County, Mississippi, due to his lack of ability to operate without strict supervision.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Catalog entitled "Catalogue of the Library of the State of Mississippi" listing the holdings of the Mississippi State Library as of January 1865. The catalog contains alphabetized lists of legal reports from various states, elementary and miscellaneous law texts, legal codes, governmental documents from the United States and the individual states, and historical and literary texts. (This document is the enclosed catalog mentioned in mdah_768-950-05-05).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bonds of W. M. Strickland, Thomas D. Isom, and George D. Fee, given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Lafayette County, Mississippi. The bonds are witnessed by W. Delay, clerk of the county probate court.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Sheriff C. Lindsey of Choctaw County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, explaining that he had not been able to collect taxes because the assessor had been unwell.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bonds of John B. Carpenter, E. H. Hicks, and M. Eiseman, given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Jefferson County, Mississippi. The bonds are witnessed by George W. Shackleford, probate judge.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Incomplete printed circular from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to the sheriffs of Mississippi calling on them to enforce the laws of the state and to arrest Confederate deserters.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that Burwell Jones be pardoned for selling spirituous liquors of less than one gallon to an enslaved person.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William M. Pollan, a veteran of the 1st Mississippi Mounted Rifles (United States), at Greensboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, regarding Pollan's election as probate judge and the organization of the militia in Choctaw County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens and civil officers of Madison County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that William H. Cassel, a druggist, be pardoned for his conviction of selling liquor without a license. (This document is the enclosed petition mentioned in mdah_768-950-08-01).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens of Attala County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that Dr. E. H. Anderson be pardoned for allegedly illegally selling spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that a dispenser of spirituous liquors be appointed.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from the probate judge, sheriff, and court clerks of Carroll County, Mississippi, certifying that William A. Strong is well qualified to serve as a dispenser of spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from John F. Farmer in DeSoto County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, applying to be a dispenser of spirituous liquors and enclosing a letter of recommendation for his application. The enclosed recommendation is a letter from the De Soto County probate judge, sheriff, and clerks, certifying that Farmer is qualified to be a dispenser of spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from H. B. Mayes and other officials of Copiah County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, recommending Martin Falen to be dispenser of spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Alexander Roy in Carroll County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking for a commission as dispenser of spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Incomplete printed circular sent by Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, to the various county sheriffs in the state, announcing his proclamation of amnesty for alleged deserters if they serve in the Confederate Army for thirty days. (Circular is damaged).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Document containing a statement from several officials of Yalobusha County, Mississippi, that Henry H. Gorin is qualified to be dispenser of spirituous liquors, as well as the bond of Gorin and his sureties L. Newburger and Marshall Newberry. The document also includes a sworn statement witnessed by William Cook, a justice of the peace, certifying that Newburger and Newberry are respectively worth $5,000. A final statement, also witnessed by Cook, certifies that Gorin will carry out the duties of dispenser of spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Statement from T. D. Barbour, Judge H. H. Fulty, and Sheriff James Reedy at Lexington, Mississippi, certifying that John A. Durden of Holmes County, Mississippi, is qualified to carry out the duties of dispenser of spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from Yalobusha County, Mississippi, officials that S. B. Hartley is qualified to be dispenser of spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens of Holmes County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that John A. Durden be appointed dispenser of spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. $40,000 bond of L. Haughton, for his new position as Quartermaster General for the state of Mississippi, signed at Aberdeen, Mississippi.