From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Edward T. Fristoe at Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning his application to teach at the University of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James F. Mister at Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting a position on the Governor's personal staff.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Canton, Mississippi, by Otho R. Singleton, recommending A. M. Harlow for district attorney.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Douglas Neil at Hazlehurst, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus seeking a letter of recommendation to try and obtain a commission in the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Thomas T. Land, a member of the Louisiana Supreme Court, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus seeking a commission for his son, Alfred D. Land.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Calvin B. Vance at the University of Virginia to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus tendering his services as a military officer.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from P. D. Gurley in Baltimore, Maryland, on behalf of the Baltimore Maryland Synod to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus regarding seven resolutions of various topics.