From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from W. L. Dugan in Ripley, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, concerning treasury matters.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. W. C. Watson, a former Confederate senator, at Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, congratulating him on being named provisional governor and asking his help in obtaining a federal amnesty.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Certificate of loyalty for Charles B. Ames of Macon, Mississippi, stating that he was opposed to secession and never departed from his loyalty to the United States government. The certificate is signed by United States Army Captain W. W. Wheatley, provost marshal.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Daniel W. McInnis in Covington County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if McInnis has to have a presidential pardon because he was a dispenser of spirits and a postmaster under the Confederacy. McInnis states that he was opposed to secession, remained a Unionist throughout the Civil War, and never actually took the oath of office.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from N. B. Williams at Okolona, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, enclosing a petition from citizens of Okolona to have Williams appointed postmaster of the town. (Enclosed petition not present). Williams also discusses his opposition to the Civil War, his reluctant service in the Confederate Army, his parole and taking of the amnesty oath, and his readiness to go into business as postmaster as he cannot perform hard labor due to his war wounds.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from R. H. Curvy at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking to have taxes waived. The taxes were imposed because Curvy was not in actual occupancy of his house in Columbus. Curvy now intends to return to occupy the home.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. A. Watson at Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending his friend Mr. Fort for the position of assessor of internal revenue for the northern division of Mississippi. Though a Unionist, Fort held a position as a Confederate affidavit commissioner, in which his duties were similar to a justice of the peace.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from R. H. Dalton at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, asking that he help General Elisha Strong get a pardon from the United States government. Strong has a large family to care for and is facing poverty.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James C. Rogers at Starkville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning demoralization of the men serving in the state militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from A. Carr in Shubuta, Mississippi, asking if Lewis Schwedolsky had taken the oath of allegiance to the Confederacy.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter and resolution from Carroll County, Mississippi, asking Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus to issue a reward the the arrest of alleged murderer Samuel Donly.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Patrick Henry on behalf of the Brandon, Mississippi, Committee of Safety, enclosing letter from Doctor John Knowlson, arrested for being disloyal.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John Dickerson at Fair River, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a man, Jasper Coon, who has "expressed himself as being a free soiler."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Louis Martinez in De Soto, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus relating local efforts for defense, aiding families of soldiers, and ferreting out "offenders."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John H. Woodcock in Mobile, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus informing the Governor that the McLeod brothers of Kemper County, Mississippi were disloyal.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Ogilvie B. Young in Charleston, Missouri, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus tendering to Pettus the services of the "Western League of United Southrons."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Horace H. Miller in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning Miller's service as Mississippi secession commissioner to the state of Texas.