Letter from Alex J. Smith to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 28, 1865

ChurchesChurches--Methodist Episcopal Church, SouthClergyConventionsConventions--Mississippi. Constitutional Convention (1868)Enslaved peopleNeshoba County (Miss.)Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Smith, Alex J.TennesseeUnion and Southern Rights Party (Miss.)

Letter from John Taylor Moore to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 25, 1865

Amnesty--United StatesConfederate States of America. CongressDemocratic Party (U.S.)Grand Gulf (Miss.)Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875LaborersMoore, John TaylorPardonSecessionSharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Slave trade--United StatesUnion and Southern Rights Party (Miss.)United States. CongressUnited States. General Amnesty Act (1865)United States. President

Letter from George W. Harper to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 24, 1865

Appointment to officeBrougher, Charles AlbertEnslaved peopleEnslaversHarper, George W.Hunt, F. S.Jackson (Miss.)Mississippi. LegislatureMississippi. Secretary of StateNewspaper editorsNewspapersNewspapers--Hinds County (Miss.) GazetteOwen, T. F.Potter, George L.PrintersPublishersRaymond (Miss.)Robb, John W.Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Union and Southern Rights Party (Miss.)Unionists (United States Civil War)United States. CongressWhig Party (U.S.)

Letter from H. W. Foote to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 5, 1865

Amnesty--United StatesBreckenridge, UnknownConventionsDeupree, J. L.DisenfranchisementEiland, O. C.Foote, H. W.Jarnagen, H. L.Macon (Miss.)Political electionsPoliticiansRuff, R.SecessionSecessionistsSharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Union and Southern Rights Party (Miss.)

Letter from Lock E. Houston to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 4, 1865

Aberdeen (Miss.)Amnesty--United StatesHouston, Lock E.Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875Monroe County (Miss.)PardonSecessionSharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Strong, ElishaUnion and Southern Rights Party (Miss.)United States. General Amnesty Act (1865)United States. President

Letter from Judge Isaac W. Scarborough to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; June 26, 1865

Appointment to officeAttala County (Miss.)ConventionsConventions--Mississippi. Convention (1861)Disease and illnessImpoverished peopleJudgesKosciusko (Miss.)Political electionsProbate courtsScarborough, Isaac W.Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Union and Southern Rights Party (Miss.)United States. Army

Letter from A. M. Dowling to W. D. Lyles; July 26, 1865

Democratic Party (U.S.)Dowling, A. M.Lyles, William D.Macon (Miss.)PhysiciansUnion and Southern Rights Party (Miss.)

Letter from E. J. Marble to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; Undated

Appointment to officeCrittenden, John J. (John Jordan), 1787-1863InsubordinationJackson (Miss.)Johnston, Amos R.Lake, WilliamMarble, E.G.MerchantsMississippi. LegislatureMississippi. Legislature. House of RepresentativesMississippi. Legislature. SenateNewspapersNewspapers--True Witness (Miss.)Partridge, J. M.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867PlantationsPlantations--Woodlawn (Miss.)PoliticiansSecessionSecessionistsSmedes, W. C. (William C.)Union and Southern Rights Party (Miss.)Vicksburg (Miss.)Warren County (Miss.)

Letter from Arthur Clayton to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 16, 1860

Clayton, ArthurConfederate States of America. ArmyConfederate States of America. Army. ArtilleryConventionsConventions--Mississippi. Convention (1861)Lamar (Miss.)Marshall County (Miss.)Military electionsPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Political electionsRecruiting and enlistmentUnion and Southern Rights Party (Miss.)