From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens and civil officers of Clarke County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that S. S. Mellen, principal of the Goodman Institute, be discharged from the 1st regiment, Mississippi State Troops.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Petition from the men of the 5th Mississippi Regiment of State Troops, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking for a release from service so that they can take care of their families.