From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from A. V. Waddell to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing Ames that the water is beginning to recede in Coahoma and Tunica Counties, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from W. S. M. Kean to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking Governor Ames to subscribe to the Washington Chronicle.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from New York and Hartford Publishing Co. to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting a written sketch of the Governor's life to be included in an upcoming publication concerning the life of Democrats in America.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Kimball, Raymond and Company, state printers, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn that the Mississippi Legislature was calling for the chapters of the revised code. The printers ask if the delivery should be brought to Alcorn or to Mississippi Secretary of State James D. Lynch. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, private secretary to Alcorn, giving an executive summary of Kimball, Raymond and Company's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from United States Second Assistant Postmaster General George W. McLellan to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, enclosing advertisements for proposals from individuals interesting in carrying the mail in Mississippi. McLellan asks Sharkey to run the ad in a suitable newspaper. He also states he is enclosing a circular with instructions for the publisher. (Enclosed advertisements and circular not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from H. C. Clarke in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on his bookshop be reduced.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from George W. Harper, editor of the "Hinds County Gazette" at Raymond, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for a job appointment so that he can raise enough money to start up his newspaper again. Harper states that he has a large family to support, and has lost his property, the newspaper, and workers whom he formerly enslaved. To support his cause, Harper notes that he was a previous candidate for the Mississippi Secretary of State in 1860, in which he lost to Charles Albert Brougher by 2,000 state votes but had 149 more than Brougher in Raymond.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from H. J. Reeves at Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the election of delegates to the state convention.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from former Confederate General William R. Peck at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Judge William L. Sharkey, requesting assistance in obtaining amnesty from President Andrew Johnson after being paroled by General Smith, as he is unable to present himself in Washington, District of Columbia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Oxford, Mississippi, enclosing statement of account from the Oxford Intelligencer for printing 800 state election tickets.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Printed booklet from Florida Governor Harrison Reed to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, consisting of a transcript of the annual message to the legislature of Florida with accompanying documents.