From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from C. A. Sullivan in Starkville, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing Ames that his special election notice did not include Colfax (now Clay) County, Mississippi, and was therefore invalid.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Noxubee County, Mississippi to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, asking for the pardon of Peter and Rocco Misso, indicted for selling liquors to minors. The pardon is included.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Allen P. Huggins to S. Colfax, inviting former Vice President Schuyler Colfax to an event to discuss immigration in Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from A. P. Higgins to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, concerning emigration in the area of Aberdeen, Mississippi. Document includes a newspaper clipping critical of Ames.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from George Rodgers in Chicago, Illinois to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, including a business proposal for plantations worked by Chinese laborers.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Richard Griggs to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, acknowledging receipt of a letter from H. S. Hyatt and promising Griggs' consideration.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Robert S. Hudson at Edinburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning his proposal to force county officials to aid in arresting alleged Confederate Army deserters.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, to W. C. Watson, giving his agent his thoughts on cotton and wool cards, use of state troops, foreigners in the military, impressed enslaved persons, military supplies, and soldiers fit for service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from John Wilson of Madison County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, requesting a pardon for his conviction for selling liquor illegally. Wilson believes he is illegally imprisoned and wants to appeal for his freedom by habeas corpus. On the third page, a note from Franklin Smith states that Wilson cannot write but that Wilson's nephew signed the petition on his behalf.

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 A. K. Farrar at Kingston, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking Sharkey about the future of Mississippi, and the necessity of taking the amnesty oath.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from M. R. Clark at the Office of Conscription in Enterprise, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning Mr. Finkle's substitute, who turned 18 and was subject to the draft.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Louisa M. Blythe at Biloxi, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking to help the suffering women and children of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Barksdale and McFarland at Yazoo City, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus introducing Wilson Robertson, a resident of Great Britain, who wished to avoid conscription into the militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James H. Rives, secretary for Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus, at Jackson, Mississippi, to James Magee, British Consul in Alabama, concerning drafting of British citizens.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from the British Consulate, James Magee at Mobile, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking for the release of David Robertson from the militia. Includes a reply to James Magee from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from August Kleinhempel at Harrison County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, seeking to have three workers from his tanyard be exempted from military service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James Magee at the British Consulate in Mobile, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning British citizens who have been forced into the Mississippi Militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. C. Saffold at Raleigh, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning discontent caused by the Exemption Law.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James Stewart, a British national at Rodney, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning the attempt to force him to serve in the Mississippi Militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James Stewart at Rodney, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking to be exempted from militia duty as he is a British citizen.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. A. Champlain at Handsboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus warning Pettus of people along the coast who are trading with United States forces.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Luling Manning and Company at New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning cotton belonging to resident aliens being stored at Canton, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from a British citizen, James Stewart, at Rodney, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking if it is legal to force him to serve in the military.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Louisiana Governor Thomas O. Moore in New Orleans, Louisiana, concerning the militia service of foreign nationals.