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 to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis for the pardon of Lem Hicks who was convicted of murder. Pardon granted on July 7.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from James S. Johnston in Jefferson County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, concerning the applications for tax exemption of churches.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Newspaper, containing a clipping from the Daily Mississippi Pilot, April 10, 1874.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter to the United States Postmaster General, recommending Turner H. Lane as the Postmaster of Holly Springs, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Indictment of H. W. Shaw by the grand jury of Monroe County, Mississippi, for assault and battery with the intent to murder. This indictment bill is written by J. A. Blair, district attorney.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Chancellor of University of Mississippi John N. Waddel to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking the Governor to support future bills related to estates and taxes of Christian organizations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. M. Patrick to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing the Governor that he believes that his life is in danger and that of his family due to his position against the Ku Klux Klan in his area. He also explains that he has some friends who are helping to protect him, but still fear the number of Ku Klux Klan outnumber his protection, he is asking for the Governor to look into his situation with regard to arresting the members of the Klan.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Sheriff Jas. M. Burton of Lee County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn that a person or persons burned a Black Methodist Church in Lee County, and that a party of armed men also subsequently murdered an African American man named Gilbert Fields.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Francis Bongoll to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, mentioning his military service from 1855 to 1867. He also mentions that now his constitution has been shattered and asks the Governor for assistance in finding some form of work that is less physical in nature.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Invitation and complementary from Mississippi Secretary of State James Lynch to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, for the Phillip Phillips concert held on March 30, 1871. Phillips was an internationally acclaimed spiritual hymn writer and performer based out of New York.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Legal document from William S. Patton, including several items stuck together from Lauderdale County, Mississippi, concerning the deposition of W. S. Patton and his statement of how he came to find the bodies of several men of color who had been murdered.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from D. M. Dunlap to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting Alcorn to use his influence to preserve the Sabbath day laws currently in place in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, which seem to keep certain types of businesses closed on the Sabbath. Dunlap states that there is a petition being circulated to be presented to the legislature to this effect.

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. 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 Clark Collection. Letter from James A. Lyon at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, explaining why he was unable to attend the meeting of the Educational Commissioners. In a postscript, Lyon states that he is also sending a copy of his report entitled "Slavery and the Duties Growing out of the Relation", which he presented before the Presbyterian Church General Assembly in 1863. (Report not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Reverend John Lusk at Clinton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the exemption of ministers from Confederate military service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from W. H. Hardy at Raleigh, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, complaining about raids made by Confederate Army deserters who are operating as anti-Confederate guerrillas in Jones County, Mississippi. Hardy alleges that they have committed several crimes, such as the alleged murder of a pro-Confederate minister. He suggests that Clark send a force of one or two hundred men with instructions to conscript all eligible men in neighboring counties for Mississippi Militia service against the Jones County guerrillas.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from R. J. Jeffress and W. B. Jeffress at Senatobia, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that they be allowed to skip taking the amnesty oath as they are Nazarenes and their church requires them to take no oaths.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Lyman Abbott, secretary of the American Union Commission in New York, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, informing Sharkey of the objectives of his organization, which is to aid the states devastated by the Civil War. Enclosed is a circular stating the commission's objectives.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from John C. Keener, President of the Louisiana Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, at New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for a letter of introduction to President Andrew Johnson.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking him to appoint William Dix as mayor of the city and Charles F. Merrick as city clerk.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from James Phelan in Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, requesting approval of his application for pardon, and explaining his personal reasons for supporting secession and the Confederacy during the Civil War.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Aaron Jones at Peoria, Illinois, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, discussing Unionist sentiment in Mississippi and asking about conditions in Jackson, Mississippi, since he left. Jones also states that his wife owns about five hundred acres of land adjoining Jackson and asks whether her title to the land is still good.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus detailing the damage done to Jackson, Mississippi, and the surrounding county by the United States Army.