From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from J. E. Pernett to Confederate Secretary of War James A. Seddon, Pernett, who is an acting master in the Confederate Navy, proposes to transport arms and ammunition across the Mississippi River.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Tax in kind document showing how much produce Mississippi Governor Charles Clark has paid as his part of the tax.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Hand-drawn plans by William R. Scott at Wilmington, North Carolina, sketching out plans for a steam-powered battering ram. Scott proposed his ram designs for use by the Confederate Navy. The plans consist of three drawings depicting end, top, and side views of the boilers and ship's body. (This document is the enclosed plans mentioned in mdah_409-397-03. This document is one of five documents in Series 409 that discuss William R. Scott's proposed plans for a steam-powered vessel. The other four documents are mdah_409-397-01, mdah_409-397-02, mdah_409-397-03, and mdah_409-397-04).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Report of the South Carolina government Sub-commission on Submarine Batteries, Torpedoes, and c., supporting a proposal for a steam-battering ram for naval vessels designed by William R. Scott and recommending that Scott's design be incorporated to ships under construction by the Confederate Navy at Charleston, South Carolina, or elsewhere in the Confederacy. The report is dated October 1862 and consists of meeting minutes, copies of letters from government officials and military officers, and Scott's description of the design. Also included is a note from Scott dated December 1862 that provides copies of two additional letters supporting his plans that he received after the sub-commission's report. (This document is the South Carolina Sub-commission report mentioned in mdah_409-397-02. This document is one of five documents in Series 409 that discuss William R. Scott's proposed plans for a steam-powered vessel. The other four documents are mdah_409-397-01, mdah_409-397-02, mdah_409-397-03, and mdah_409-397-05).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William R. Scott at Wilmington, North Carolina, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, enclosing his plans for a steam battering-ram and a report from the Confederate Navy Department. Scott proposes that the ship be built by the state for use against the United States Navy on the Mississippi or Yazoo rivers. (The enclosed plans for a steam battering-ram are mdah_409-397-05. The enclosed Confederate Navy Department report is mdah_409-397-01. This document is one of five documents in Series 409 that discuss William R. Scott's proposed plans for a steam-powered vessel. The other four documents are mdah_409-397-01, mdah_409-397-02, mdah_409-397-04, and mdah_409-397-05).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate Navy Lieutenant John M. Brooks at Richmond, Virginia, to Confederate Secretary of the Navy Stephen R. Mallory, providing a favorable assessment of plans by William R. Scott for a steam-powered naval ram and suggesting that the engine be incorporated into the Navy's designs. The letter includes a statement from William P. Williamson, Chief Engineer of the Confederate Navy, concurring with Lieutenant Brooks' assessment. (This document is the enclosed Confederate Navy Department report mentioned in mdah_409-397-03. This document is one of five documents in Series 409 that discuss William R. Scott's proposed plans for a steam-powered vessel. The other four documents are mdah_409-397-02, mdah_409-397-03, mdah_409-397-04, and mdah_409-397-05).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William F. Dowd at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, vouching for Silas F. Kendrick, the sheriff of Monroe County, Mississippi, to not be removed from his position. Dowd attempts to controvert claims that Kendrick was a secessionist, and notes that Kendrick was not a United States judicial or military officer, nor a Congressman, at the outbreak of Civil War. As such, Dowd states, the exceptions to President Andrew Johnson's amnesty proclamation do not apply to Kendrick.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Stephen Castleman at Ashland, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, denying that he ever held any cotton for Mrs. Rose.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Lock E. Houston at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending Lieutenant H. H. Dalton, late of the Confederate Navy, for a pardon.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Charles W. Read, a former officer in the Confederate Navy and a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking Sharkey's assistance in taking the amnesty oath and being released from Fort Warren Prisoner of War Camp.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to Confederate Secretary of the Navy Stephen Russell Mallory in Richmond, Virginia, informing him that a United States Navy gunboat was sunk on the Yazoo River by a torpedo.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Confederate General Earl Van Dorn at Vicksburg, Mississippi, informing Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus that the CSS Arkansas had successfully fought its way through the United States Navy fleet.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Undated letter offering advice on how to obstruct the Mississippi River to United States Navy gunboats.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to Confederate President Jefferson Davis concerning an attack on Helena, Arkansas.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. E. Montgomery in Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning ammunition for use by the Partisan Rangers in the county.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Captain John D. Rainey at Edwards Depot, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking to be assigned to duty.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John G. Willis and four members of the 3rd Missouri Cavalry to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking to be transferred to the Confederate States Marine Corps.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate Navy Captain Z. M. Daniel at Port Hudson, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, requesting cotton rope to aid in the primers of torpedoes after other primers failed when attempted against the United States Navy frigate "Mississippi."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from L. Johnston, an officer in the 2nd Battalion of State Troops at Milldale, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning the need of his troops to lay in crops at home.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Thomas Weldon in Yazoo City, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, seeking to have Mr. McGregor of the militia detailed to help construct a warship.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Thomas Weldon in Yazoo City, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, seeking to have William H. Lee of the militia detailed to help construct a warship.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to South Carolina Governor Milledge L. Bonham, trying to gather support for having the Southern states guarantee bonds that would be used to build warships.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. M. McFarland at Yazoo City, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning the need to obstruct the Yazoo Pass to United States Navy boats.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. B. Gladney in Montgomery, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning his plan to organize a trade company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Thomas Weldon in Yazoo City, Mississippi, to Confederate General John C. Pemberton, concerning his work to build a raft to obstruct the Yazoo River.