From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Henry J. Tibbs to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn requesting a position in Brookhaven, Mississippi, or anywhere in the state, he is looking for means of supporting his family. (Includes a letter dated September 13, 1866, from Assistant Adjutant General Thomas M. Vincent, certifying Tibbs' military service which ended in 1865).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Petition from Sheriff M. A. Metts to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking for a pardon for William T. Hester. The item also cites reasons for the petition, one being that the defendant is disabled in one arm due to an injury sustained at the Battle of Seven Pines.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Thomas J. Burges to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking if the government is willing to reimburse him for the loss of his "small fortune" due to the War.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from F. W. Keyes at Carrollton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, offering suggestions as to how the state militia should be organized.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Captain H. C. Moore in Tippah County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning efforts by pro-Confederate citizens to have his Union militia disbanded.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William M. Pollan in Greensboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning his efforts to organize a Union League militia in Choctaw County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from W. A. Strong at Greenwood, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning theft at the local distillery by Confederate troops.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Probate Clerk W. A. P. Jones at Elyton, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, seeking an exemption from duty in the Mississippi militia as he is a probate clerk of Marshall County, Mississippi.

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 Clark Collection. Letter from Colonel John McGuirk of the 3rd Mississippi Cavalry, State Troops, in Panola County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, giving an update on the status of his command.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Order from Lieutenant and Post Adjutant J. N. Taylor, on behalf of Colonel O. C. Risdon, to Captain J. P. Schooley, Post Commissary, instructing Schooley to issue five days rations to W. D. Brown and one paroled Confederate Soldier at Jackson, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Order from Lieutenant and Post Adjutant J. N. Taylor, on behalf of Colonel O. C. Risdon, to Captain J. P. Schooley, Post Commissary, instructing Schooley to issue two days rations to N. N. Lee and five paroled Confederate soldiers, at Jackson, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Order from First Lieutenant and Post Adjutant Sanford T. Odell, on behalf of Colonel O. C. Risdon, to Captain J. P. Schooley, Post Commissary, instructing Schooley to issue two days rations to Joseph Buckley and one paroled Confederate prisoner at Jackson, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Order from Colonel O. C. Risdon to Captain J. P. Schooley, Post Commissary, instructing Schooley to issue two days rations to a paroled Confederate soldier.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Order from Colonel O. C. Risdon to Captain J. P. Schooley, Post Commissary, instructing Schooley to issue two days rations to a paroled Confederate soldier.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Order from Colonel O. C. Risdon to Captain J. P. Schooley, Post Commissary, instructing Schooley to issue three days rations to four paroled Confederate soldiers.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return requesting rations to be issued for 134 United States Army soldiers stationed at Jackson, Mississippi, en route to their homes.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Thomas A. Cocke at Charleston, Mississippi, to United States President Andrew Johnson, seeking to get back property taken by the United States Army during the Civil War.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from R. McGarrah at Quitman, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on his business be waived, as he is a disabled veteran and unable to pay it.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. V. Wilcox at Rodney, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the business tax on Charles Newman Jr.'s small business be waived. Newman lost all of his capital, in the form of seven hundred bales of cotton, during his time as a Confederate soldier.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. R. Smith at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for an appointment as postmaster at Meridian, Mississippi. Smith had previously served as a soldier in the Confederate Army, but has since taken the loyalty oath to the United States of America.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from H. C. Clarke at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, requesting a reduction in taxes.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from H. C. Clarke in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on his bookshop be reduced.

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 former Mississippi State Treasurer Shields L. Hussey at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, seeking an appointment to a state office. Hussey discusses his own loyalty, stating his opposition to secession in 1851, the fact that he has not voted in any major election since secession in 1861, and his approval of the abolition of slavery.