From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Doctor W. G. Williams in Claiborne County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, urging the state to bring in needed goods through the United States Navy's blockade.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from J. J. Fitzpatrick at the Provost Marshal's Office in Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, reporting on four captured African Americans from the United States Navy gunboat Eastport. According to Fitzpatrick's report, Mississippi Militia Captain W. E. Montgomery captured these four persons on approximately November 7, 1863. Fitzpatrick's letter quotes an 1863 letter from E. J. Harris ordering the prisoners to be sent to Cahaba, Alabama, by command of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston. Fitzpatrick states that the prisoners were sent to Cahaba as ordered.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Baskerville, Whitfield, and Company at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, proposing to supply the state of Mississippi with 15,000 pairs of cotton cards in return for shipping cotton along the Mississippi River. (Document is related to mdah_768-949-02-05).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from B. B. Wilkinson at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, offering to serve as an agent for the purchase of cotton cards for the state of Mississippi.

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 William R. Scott at Charleston, South Carolina, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus at Jackson, Mississippi, resending Scott's plans for a "steam battering-ram" and asking that the design be considered for use by the state of Mississippi and the Confederate Navy on western waters against the United States fleet. Scott states that he is also sending the report of the South Carolina Sub-commission on Submarine Batteries, Torpedoes, and c. (The South Carolina Sub-commission report that Scott mentions is mdah_409-397-04. 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_409-397-03, mdah_409-397-04, and mdah_409-397-05).

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 C. Bellman at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Vicksburg, Mississippi, offering his services in helping to rebuild the state of Mississippi.

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 Sharkey Collection. Printed proclamation from Minnesota Governor Stephen Miller addressed to the people of Minnesota. Miller emphasizes the contributions of Minnesotans in crushing the late Confederate rebellion. He reminds Minnesotans of their duty to memorialize the dead and to care for the Civil War's survivors. Miller suggests establishing a soldiers' home for veterans with disabilities or illnesses.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Letter from Captain W.E. Montgomery of the Herndon Rangers to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark concerning raids being made by armed negroes led by Milford Coe.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to Confederate President Jefferson Davis informing him that United States forces landed on the Mississippi seacoast in force and asking for reinforcements.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston in Bowling Green, Kentucky, informing him of United States forces landings on the Mississippi seacoast.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Mobile, Alabama, informing him that a United States Navy gunboat was destroyed by torpedo on the Yazoo River.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from J. Alex Ventress in Woodville, Mississippi, recommending that the levy be cut below the canal to strand the enemy in the Yazoo Pass.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Ferrell, the mayor of Biloxi, Mississippi, informing Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus that three ships of war entered the pass and requesting 5,000 reinforcements with artillery.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Confederate General Earl Van Dorn in Vicksburg, Mississippi, informing Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus that all United States fleets and troops have disappeared from the vicinity of Vicksburg, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Confederate General Earl Van Dorn in Vicksburg, Mississippi, informing Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus that the enemy lower fleet and troops have disappeared and gone down river.

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 the United States Navy fleet passed the city after dark, and he could not tell what damage was done to them.

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. Telegram from Confederate General Tullius Cicero Tupper to Confederate General James Z. George telling him to order Maxall's company to watch the enemy movements on the Mississippi River.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Petition from the citizens of Adams County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting rifled cannon for protection from United States Navy gunboats.

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.