From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Joseph E. Davis, brother of former Confederate President Jefferson Davis, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the condition of his plantation in Warren County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from T. C. Tupper at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the merchant tax on his son's business be reduced or eliminated. On the reverse, Will J. Bailey endorses Tupper's request.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John Thompson at Selma, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking for a recommendation for the position of Chief Quartermaster of the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from F. M. Vaughn at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, seeking to trade bacon for salt.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from E. P. Vaughan in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning Mrs. Martin, whose overseer has been called into the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, requesting an order to take John K. Hocutt back to Alabama for trial.