From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from an unidentified writer at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, complaining that all of the county officers are former secessionists.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Mayor Levi Donald of Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking how civil law can be established in the city.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Probate Judge R. A. Hill of Jacinto, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, concerning the effort to have all of the county officers take the amnesty oath.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Probate Judge John A. Hancock at Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, enclosing the amnesty oaths that he administered to the officials of DeSoto County, Mississippi. (Enclosed oaths not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Probate Judge A. K. Smedes at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, enclosing the petition for pardon of W. J. Cowan. (Enclosed petition not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Amnesty oath taken by Amelia Harnesberger in Lowndes County, Mississippi. The oath is witnessed by justice of the peace Theophilus Harvey.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Verona, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that A. H. Raymond be appointed as commissioner to administer the amnesty oath.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from the citizens and civil officers of Pontotoc County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that he appoint a District Judge and recommending William H. Kilpatrick for the position.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Jones County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that Z. A. Collins be appointed County Probate Judge.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from Lucius R. Wilson of Coffeeville, Mississippi, to United States President Andrew Johnson, transmitted through Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for a presidential pardon. Wilson explains that he was elected sheriff of Yalobusha County and subsequently appointed Confederate States tax collector for the county, thus making him exempt from the benefits of President Johnson's amnesty proclamation. (This petition is the enclosed application for pardon mentioned in mdah_771-955-04-30).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. F. Dowd at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, introducing Morris Gattman, a former postmaster under the Confederate government. Dowd recommends Gattman for special pardon.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from S. L. Hirsh at Vaiden, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning his election as mayor of the town of Vaiden.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Lucius R. Wilson in Coffeeville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey enclosing his application for pardon and expressing his desire to resume his job as sheriff of Yalobusha County, Mississippi. (Enclosed application is mdah_771-955-04-19).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Probate Judge Thomas H. Davis at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if the amnesty oath can be taken under protest.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Probate Judge I. W. Scarborough in Kosciusko, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if justices of the peace can administer the amnesty oath, if elections will be held soon, and if ministers who have not applied for amnesty can perform marriages.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from John B. Nevett at Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, asking whether he should apply for a pardon from the President of the United States.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Affidavit containing the sworn statements and requests of Amelia Harnesberger in Lowndes County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the cotton she sold to the Confederate government be returned. Hornesberger's statements explain that she feared that Confederate forces would destroy all her crops if she did not sell a portion of them to the Confederacy. Hornesberger reports that she was paid in Confederate bonds and notes for her cotton bales. She asks that the United States government see the sold cotton restored to her, and that she receive the benefits of the amnesty proclamation. The statements in this affidavit were recorded by and sworn before Theophilus Harvey, a magistrate and notary for Lowndes County.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Probate Judge John A. Hancock of DeSoto County Mississippi, at Senatobia, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking who can administer the amnesty oath to voters of DeSoto County.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. Newton Mercer at Newport, Rhode Island, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Vicksburg, Mississippi, asking for help in proving he was loyal to the United States during the Civil War. Mercer had refused to take the allegiance oath under General Butler for fear of his estate being seized or destroyed, but had otherwise remained loyal to the United States. He asks to have his name as an enemy of the country cleared before he dies.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. McBride at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, introducing Captain John D. Hart, who is seeking a pardon from United States President Andrew Johnson.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from S. S. Boyd at Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking Sharkey to help Major Chotard reclaim his plantation in Issaquena County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Probate Court Judge Stephen A. Brown at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, enclosing a list of the amnesty oaths that he has administered. (Enclosed list not present). Brown also asks Sharkey whether assessors and collectors of Confederate tax and tax-in-kind are considered part of the exceptions mentioned in President Andrew Johnson's amnesty proclamation.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from former Mississippi Governor John J. McRae at Buckatunna, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if the state can provide him with transportation to Oxford, Mississippi, to attend the University of Mississippi Board of Trustees meeting. McRae also expresses his desire to make an application to President Andrew Johnson for pardon.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William F. Camp at Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking the Governor for a letter recommending him to receive amnesty from President Andrew Johnson.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. A. Gordon in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey requesting that he authorize someone to give the amnesty oath in Holly Springs, Mississippi.