From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. H. Garland in Summit, Mississippi, to Confederate General W. N. R. Beall, seeking a Confederate military exemption for Mr. Lee, a gunsmith.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. H. Garland at Summit, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning men of his command who were conscripted by the militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from A[bsolom] M. West at Durant, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking permission to muster a company into service of the state.