From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames for the pardon of Nelson Carter who was convicted of attempted rape.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from J. O. Shelby to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, stating that rations for Vicksburg, Mississippi, have been shipped and will arrive on the early train.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter of resignation from Iverson Meadows, Mayor of Burnsville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn. Meadows is resigning due to his working for the Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, private secretary to Alcorn, giving an executive summary of Meadows's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Sheriff S. C. Anderson to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn. Anderson states that Marion Lacey left Aberdeen, Mississippi, of his own accord and was not kidnapped. He also states that there were two indictments pending against Mr. Lacey, that there were hostile feelings towards him in the area, and that his life may be threatened if he were to return.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from L. M. Hall, chief of the Mississippi Secret Service, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, giving updates about Abe Hucabee, the Mitchell murder case, submission of a pay warrant for the governor's signature, and also noting that Dr. Emanuel had furnished the Secret Service agency with 5 half-price fare passes.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from John Duncan, John W. Robinson, and A. Virden, trustees of the Mississippi Institution for the Blind in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking for a treasury warrant for $2,000. Included is a receipt by William Merrill, the school's superintendent, acknowledging that he has received Clark's requisition on the state auditor.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Receipt from W. R. Poindexter showing that he received a requisition by Mississippi Governor Charles Clark for sixty-six dollars to pay the expenses of Bishop Green.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Incomplete letter from C. A. Taylor to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning an effort to have corn brought up to impoverished people in northeast Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens of Lockhart Station, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking to release Burwell Jones.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from A. S. Livermore, superintendent of the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad at Grenada, Mississippi, to Chief Impressment Agent F. S. Blount at Mobile, Alabama, regarding Blount's plan to impress enslaved persons to work to repair the railroad. Livermore complains about twenty day terms of impressment and states that railroad work requires persons who understand the business. He suggests impressing persons from Yalobusha, Tallahatchie, and Panola counties, Mississippi, for terms of no less than three months.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Receipt from William, a station agent at the Mobile, Alabama, station of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, for hauling one sack of salt from Macon, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Contract between the state of Mississippi and the Mobile and Ohio Railroad to rebuild the line between Okolona, Mississippi, and Saltillo, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Milton Brown, the president of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, at Mobile, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning repair of the tracks above Okolona, Mississippi, and correcting misinformation related to Clark in regards to the railroad.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return requesting thirteen days rations to be issued for hands employed on the Southern Railroad at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Captain and Assistant Adjutant General Samuel A. Reed, by order of Colonel Charles A. Gilchrist, the Sub-District commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return requesting ten days rations to be issued to a detachment of railroad hands laying track on the Southern Railroad at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by order of Colonel Charles A. Gilchrist, the Sub-District commander, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of First Lieutenant T. P. Vest, requesting rations to be issued for United States government employees working on the Southern Railroad at Midway Railroad Station. The return is approved by Colonel Charles A. Gilchrist, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Major Charles Mann, 1st Missouri Light Artillery, requesting rations to be issued for government employees on the Southern Military Railroad at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Assistant Adjutant General W. A. Gordon, by order of Major General Peter J. Osterhaus, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Major Charles Mann, 1st Missouri Light Artillery, requesting rations to be issued for employees on the Southern Military Railroad. The return is approved by Captain and Assistant Adjutant General J. Warren Miller, by order of Major General Peter J. Osterhaus, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Major Adin Mann, 124th Illinois Infantry, requesting rations to be issued for hired citizens in government employ on the railroad in the Engineer Department at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Major Adin Mann, 124th Illinois Infantry, requesting rations to be issued for hired citizens in government employ on the railroad in charge of the Engineer Department at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Second Lieutenant Henry G. Claus, 5th United States Colored Heavy Artillery, requesting rations to be issued for government employees on the Southern Military Railroad at Vicksburg, Mississippi. The return is approved by Captain and Assistant Adjutant General J. Warren Miller, by order of Major General Peter J. Osterhaus, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Second Lieutenant Henry G. Claus, 5th United States Colored Heavy Artillery, requesting rations to be issued for government employees on the Southern Military Railroad at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Captain and Assistant Adjutant General J. Warren Miller, by order of Major General Peter J. Osterhaus, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return of Second Lieutenant Henry G. Claus, 5th United States Colored Heavy Artillery, requesting rations to be issued for government employees on the Southern Military Railroad at Jackson, Mississippi. The return is approved by Captain and Assistant Adjutant General J. Warren Miller, by order of Major General Peter J. Osterhaus, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from J. S. Carver at Shuqualak, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on his business be waived. Attached is a letter of support from Sheriff W. M. Conner dated September 6, 1865.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. J. Brener and A. L. McKay at Bolton's Depot, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on their business be remitted.